response to GOOD magazine's post An Atlas of Radical Cartography
good concept, tired ideas
Commented on August 13, 2008 by - smallcar13


Buying
response to GOOD magazine's post An Atlas of Radical Cartography
Commented on August 13, 2008 by - smallcar13
Culture
response to Reihan Salam's post A Call for Yuppie Communes
Some of us walk proudly into private life. Let us be the generation that is open-minded and tolerant enough to accept the living choices made by others, whether traditional, bohemian, or something else.
Commented on February 1, 2008 by - smallcar13
Culture
response to Yes Men's post GOOD Guide: Culture Jamming, Introduction (sec. 1 of 7)
"These are small, desperate measures"
No kidding, and against the cliched hobgoblins of our time. The Yes Men are stealthy provocateurs, and that's about it. Holding the powerful accountable is one thing, and your idealism minus the vitriol is understandable to a point, but this hostility to trade rightly marginalizes your message.
When you base your ideology on the the worst effects of the prevailing economic and political system, you're going to arrive at some amazingly disconnected views.
Commented on August 11, 2007 by - smallcar13
Business & Money
response to James Scurlock and Josh Cochran's post House of Credit Cards
The most obvious form of accountability is the return on investment for bankers and collateral for borrowers. If you're so intolerant of risk, you should stick to investing in cash and T-bills.
The concern I have is for ignorant and timid borrowers getting hoodwinked by slick lenders and agents. Still, truth in lending documents won't protect risky individuals from themselves, and neither should we. It wouldn't be fair to borrowers who take those risks and succeed - unfortunately those people aren't mentioned above.
Commented on July 28, 2007 by - smallcar13
Business & Money
response to Office of CC and GOOD magazine's post General Electricville
This is a fantastic illustration, but what is disconcerting?
Commented on June 28, 2007 by - smallcar13
Anti-market leftism is nothing if not espoused by creative people. Browsing the website gives it away; the atlas looks to contain many useful insights into the world made bitter by ideological overreach.