Niels

“Direct democracy, prefigurative politics and direct action are not, we hasten to add, intrinsically flawed.19 Rather than being denounced in themselves, their utility needs to be judged relative to particular historical situations and particular strategic objectives – in terms of their ability to exert real power to create genuine lasting transformation. The reality of complex, globalised capitalism is that small interventions consisting of relatively non-scalable actions are highly unlikely to ever be able to reorganise our socioeconomic system. As we suggest in the second half of this book, the tactical repertoire of horizontalism can have some use, but only when coupled with other more mediated forms of political organisation and action.”
― Nick Srnicek, Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work

“There are some people who would never have fallen in love if they had not heard there was such a thing.”
― Francois La Rochefoucauld

“The buying of more books than one can read is nothing less than the soul reaching toward infinity...”
― A. Edward Newton

“The correct answer to almost any question in economics is: It depends.”
― Dani Rodrik, Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science