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@violetblue
The other thing I got out of Noah Hawley’s elegantly written piece was that the question he most heard was “Why am I here?”. Not “Why was I invited?”, not “Why did I accept?”, but “Why am I here?”. I thought that was… interesting.

#reconnectingConsequencesToCauses #JoinTheDots #consequences #billionaires

Su_G 5d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@violetblue/116637798162504941

This resonated: “Decades of research in developmental psychology have shown that moral reasoning develops through consequences—not punishment, necessarily, but experiencing the effects of your actions on others, receiving honest feedback, having to accommodate reality as it actually is rather than as you wish it to be. It’s not that the wealthy become evil; it’s that their environment stops teaching them the things that nonwealthy people are forced to learn simply by living in a world that pushes back.”
Because I’m a big fan of reconnecting consequences to causes, also called join the dots.

#reconnectingConsequencesToCauses #joinTheDots #billionaires #UglyRichAmericans #Bozo

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Su_G May 20

@timrichards
It’s a great question & never discussed enough.! 🙏🏻
There are dots but no one around long enough to join them… Short-termism. A few years ago all the big LICs (Listed Investment Companies) in Australia were pointing out that as long-term investors they were there to grow value - not short-term gains. They were quite miffed to be treated the same as short term profit takers. It’s a different mindset to think ahead ten years vs next quarter. As @Salvo points out in a neat real world example down thread.

#ShortTermism #longTermInvestment #LICs #ListedInvestmentCompanies #AusPol #AusBusiness #joinTheDots #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

Totts Feb 10

What did #Mandelson do for #Palantir ?
What is the connection between, him, #Epstein and the Starmer's authoritarian government?

#JoinTheDots

Here is a petition.

https://www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/mandelson-palantir/

The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove

Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?

Foxglove

nojarama Jan 27

Happy anniversary to The Cure’s box set, ‘Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities 1978–2001’. Released this week in 2004. #thecure #jointhedots #bsidesandrarities #robertsmith

Dr Susi Arnott Dec 18

Wouldn't it be lovely to #jointhedots and #stoptheharm #wildlifeofLondon #NEB
BBC News - Sir David Attenborough's London - why he wouldn't live anywhere else
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93wj8134q0o

Why Sir David Attenborough wouldn't live anywhere else but London

In a new one-off documentary, the broadcaster and conservationist comes home - to London.

BBC News

Dr Susi Arnott Aug 20, 2025

Tragic story but missing punchline: please let's #jointhedots and always emphasise need to #stopfossilfuels #mediatellthetruth #climatebreakdown #journalism
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/20/monkeys-falling-trees-baking-barnacles-heat-driving-animals-extinction-climate?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction

With the number of very hot days rising as well as average temperatures, more and more animals are vulnerable. But while some species can adapt, others are seeing huge population declines

The Guardian

Totts Aug 4, 2025

Just seen an advert for Shell UK "promising a greener future for Britian" which was on just before the news that had a leader article about Storm Floris

#JoinTheDots