This weekend I attended Zurich Pride. I first joined decades ago and the event is celebrating its thirtieth year. It used to be called CSD but changed its name to Pride in recent years. In the past it was a protest, a celebration and a party, a place where homosexuals have their annual moment in… Continue reading The Commercialisation of the Pride parade
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Inherent Unpredictability
I have written before about ‘unintended consequences’. Another aspect to this is the inherent unpredictability of the future and the (current) unknowability of the future consequences of our actions. For example, might it be that if the Stonewall riots had never happened, that history may have unfolded in a different way where gay rights, and… Continue reading Inherent Unpredictability
Unintended Consequences
China became more liberal during the years after Mao, rapidly developing economically, transferring control away from the state in some areas and transitioning towards a market economy. Then there were the Tiananmen Square protests, the protests famously ending violently. In the years since those events, and maybe as a direct consequence, China has reversed some… Continue reading Unintended Consequences