Culturas, economia e política, tecnologia e impactos sociais, media, contaminantes sociais, coisas estranhas... Cultures, economy and politics, technology and social impacts, media, social contamination, weird stuff...
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O paradoxo do poder
The Power Trip: Contrary to the Machiavellian cliché, nice people are more likely to rise to power. Then something strange happens: Authority atrophies the very talents that got them there.
There is no easy cure for the paradox of power. [Dacher Keltner, a psychologist at the University of California] argues that the best treatment is transparency, and that the worst abuses of power can be prevented when people know they're being monitored. This suggests that the mere existence of a regulatory watchdog or an active board of directors can help discourage people from doing bad things.
However, people in power tend to reliably overestimate their moral virtue, which leads them to stifle oversight. They lobby against regulators, and fill corporate boards with their friends. The end result is sometimes power at its most dangerous.
There is no easy cure for the paradox of power. [Dacher Keltner, a psychologist at the University of California] argues that the best treatment is transparency, and that the worst abuses of power can be prevented when people know they're being monitored. This suggests that the mere existence of a regulatory watchdog or an active board of directors can help discourage people from doing bad things.
However, people in power tend to reliably overestimate their moral virtue, which leads them to stifle oversight. They lobby against regulators, and fill corporate boards with their friends. The end result is sometimes power at its most dangerous.
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Bloqueios artísticos
How great artists have fought creative block: Many artists fear their creativity will dry up - and often it does.
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Emanuel Dimas Pimenta, XUACSAL Second Life, Tempo Zero
Tempo Zero: Quando eu era menino, havia cerca de mil relógios em nossa casa. Muitos deles funcionavam. A casa tinha um som especial com centenas de pequenos mecanismos fazendo tictac.
À meia-noite era sempre uma explosão de sons. Eu sempre sabia qual era a ordem das batidas, quais relógios estavam um pouco atrasados ou adiantados em relação aos outros. Os meus amigos não compreendiam como eu era capaz de dormir com aqueles sons. Mas, para mim, aqueles sons eram uma música maravilhosa. Quando os relógios foram retirados de casa, o espaço pareceu perder vida. Uma parte da minha alma tinha se calado.
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