A new book has just come out by Yanis Varoufakis -Technofeudalism: What killed Capitalism.
An interesting idea to play around with, the three musketeers, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Facebook's Zuckerberg, hold the reins of power lightly. Though Bezos has slipped from being the boss of Amazon but I am sure his policies still go on. So should I read the book? On reflection no, ideas are there just to provoke us and Varoufakis is someone who likes playing around with ideas. As a dyed-in-the wool socialist he slightly lets the side down by living in a rather sumptuous way, if you are going to preach socialism go the whole hog.
But Audible is forever trying to make me buy more books. Audible is of course part of the Amazon empire, and although I can be occasionally tempted I have a good library there to fall back on.
Winter warmers: Or at least the Aga, which having been turned off, the pilot light must have succumbed to the storm winds. The man came, and said the valve regulator for temperature was the wrong one. My daughter is convinced he is the one that put it in last year. The central heating also decided to have a little dance of refusal and spewed up cold water in place of hot. And as my daughter was away, Lillie and I braved the basement to attend the boiler. My role was spider web removal and Lillie's pumping something. It worked in the end, the spiders are safe but not my slippers!
One slipper was wet inside and I can only presume that Mollie peed in it. Very accurately I must say. Why did she do it? Could it have been a punishment for me for closing the door on her so that she couldn't do her feline impersonation of Macbeth up and down the hallway in the night?She has a very loud voice and being deaf must need it to be loud!
Edit: How can I forget what is happening in Manchester.
I was trundling past that giant screen last Thursday in the tram and noticed it for the first time and it impressed me.
ReplyDeleteTo see it used this way, bang opposite the Conference Centre, has lifted my spirits.
It looks like a big march against the conservatives. It must be quite frightening for them the hostility, though they well deserve it.
ReplyDeleteI am trying to avoid listening to the Party Conferences as they irritate me so much. They stand there pontificating and rarely make a scrap of difference. It wouldn't be so bad as this if one could be fairly sure of a 'sensible' election result next time - but sadly folk are like sheep and the outcome could be anywhere.
ReplyDeleteI never listen to them either Pat, expect many people don't. I am more interested on how it affects the people around.
ReplyDeleteI admire Yannis Varoufakis.
ReplyDeleteWell I have his book 'Talking to my Daughter' so I might listen to it again sometime.
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