Think Don't Sink

... because the next generation of British "privileged" will all have ISAs - if I want my kid to be able to shelter his/her inheritance, all I have to do is open an ISA in their name.

Cash ISA £15k for 21 years at current (historic low rate - 5 year fixed at 4%) = £489,865.76

Excluding inflation, this almost puts them in todays 1% group! ... and we worry about student debt! :D

One problem in this article:

"... had I been in France today, I do not know if I would have wanted to march together with Angela Merkel and David Cameron – much less with Netanyahu and outright Nazis such as Viktor Orban."

Jacques Peretti investigates why the super-rich were drawn to Britain.

I wanted to watch something before going to sleep. Now I can't sleep... 

I'm sick of so many things... Watching this will make you also feel sick (UK only sorry - so get a VPN!). 

I am (and feel) so lucky in life, but I know that too many people don't share my fortune (and I'm not talking about money!). I am distracted by so many things, including that I sway between hating the fact that most people don't give a shit about anything other than their own little interests (again, not talking about money), that we need to all find some common ground if things are going to change... that things will never change, that there could be hope and, no, there is no hope.

If people aren't too busy dreaming of what's in their own shitty rat race for themselves, then they are brain washed into thinking we need to expel people who don't fit their ethnic, religious, national profile or whatever the fuck image of contributing member of "society"! (For surely these strange foreign people are the reason for our misery...)

And if people aren't busy being ignorant racists, we'll make them ignorant racists by giving them Fox fucking news bullshit, or just plain je-suis-fucking-Charlie (but don't mention how I govern/dictate in my land) badges to keep them either worried about the bloody foreigners or just make them think we are protecting their right to freedom of speech (just don't try to use that freedom to express your feelings of offence!!!)

It is time we looked in the mirror. 

It is time that WE (tech people) innovate and disrupt the democracy space, because the usual guys have had their time and fucked around for way too long!

It is time we decided which debates are important, based on what is REALLY trending.

It is time we had a platform to engage in our society - not politics - and not to drive advertising models.

It is time we start to remember that we are 7bn+ in this family on earth and we're all fucked if we can't even look out for our neighbours.

Where do we start?

If only there were a multi-billion dollar exit, perhaps someone would give a shit...

P.S. I know that we're not all bad and that there are people who try to make a difference, but come on...

P.P.S. I'm atheist, but thankful for the religious nuts who care for our poor, elderly etc... while so many people ridicule their gods.

Berliners were recently invited to vote on re-nationalising the power network... Berliners voted to keep the grid in private hands - and some people say this sucks!

For those who say this sucks:

- Berlin's debt per capita is 10% higher than Detroit, before considering the cost of re-nationalisation. - Berlin's authorities announced delays measured in years just days before the planned opening of their new airport.

I've become a massive fan of Evernote and really think they are on to something, so I'm looking forward to seeing what Google (Keep) can do in this space.

The reason I'm backing Evernote (or perhaps Keep) is that we all generate so many thoughts about the things we see or possess... These may be one-time opinions, they may be ideas, they may just be snapshots of data.