Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Buying Green? You’re an Asshole!

A new study cited by George Monbiot in his Nov 9th column finds that after purchasing “green products” consumers are more likely to in engage in what’s called “moral licensing” – the idea that the moral self-esteem boost associated with “buying green” is used to justify less ethical behaviour in other circumstances. From the article: […]

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Mob Activism

I generally associate the word ‘mob’ with negative things. Some would suggest this is intentional as the forces of ‘order’ strive to imprint negative associations to people gathering. Ah, that’s a topic for another day. To my post now, though, I am exposed to the term ‘mob’ more often, and am gradually lessoning the imagery […]