4 Feb 2025

Reckonism

A word about peer-to-peer finance.

How was it? When several hundred years ago, the peasant Ivan Pasyuk came to another peasant, Peter Vydryhaylo, and asked to borrow an axe in exchange for a sack of…

4 Feb 2025

Reckonism

Reckonism vs. Totalitarianism

There is a thesis that goes like this: “ Reckonism implies that society must be absolutely homogeneous and share the same views on moral and legal issues. This is unrealistic,…

4 Feb 2025

Politics · Reckonism

Taboo.

Tabooing is the easiest path to moral enslavement. The system of taboos is the most effective way to keep the masses in line. Through taboos, one can make a person…

4 Feb 2025

Reckonism

An apple for Snow White.

P. Drucker in his article “The Next Information Revolution” (Forbes ASAP, August 24, 1998) noted that: “The dissatisfaction of top management with the data provided by information technology has triggered…

4 Feb 2025

Reckonism

About Reputation

Necessary public goods When we talk about public goods, it’s important to understand that public goods are what bring people together, as well as the “added value” that members of…

4 Feb 2025

Reckonism

A couple of anecdotes about security systems.

Fable One There’s some kind of security conference going on. They’ve gathered some real nuts, for whom getting a chip implanted under their skin is a childhood dream. And now…