I am writing this article as a companion piece to the summary of conversations we had during a live meeting at Akasha Hub in Barcelona, part of the plural event. The topic was "Network States or Network Societies." I noticed that while writing the report of what was said, I was tempted to include my own bias and opinions. Since that report was meant to be an objective record of the discussion, I decided to separate my personal analysis and write my own (maybe temporary) opinion in this articl...

I am writing this article as a companion piece to the summary of conversations we had during a live meeting at Akasha Hub in Barcelona, part of the plural event. The topic was "Network States or Network Societies." I noticed that while writing the report of what was said, I was tempted to include my own bias and opinions. Since that report was meant to be an objective record of the discussion, I decided to separate my personal analysis and write my own (maybe temporary) opinion in this articl...

After watching Ursula van der Leyen addressing the Union, I am starting to get really tired of hearing her proposed solutions without being clear of what she sees is the problem. Especially around the concept of democracy. I hear a lot of people are confused by the word democracy. It’s been confused with “our western system”, its “design” and “execution”. And being used in ways wherever it's convenient to suggest measures are set in place for the good of “democracy” to defend and suggest that...

After watching Ursula van der Leyen addressing the Union, I am starting to get really tired of hearing her proposed solutions without being clear of what she sees is the problem. Especially around the concept of democracy. I hear a lot of people are confused by the word democracy. It’s been confused with “our western system”, its “design” and “execution”. And being used in ways wherever it's convenient to suggest measures are set in place for the good of “democracy” to defend and suggest that...