Autor: Boris Matijas

While being too busy making Europe, they forgot to make Europeans.The far-right landslide victory in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt is no longer a warning. It is a pattern that has been repeating since Brexit. Resentment and frustration are being exploited by political opportunists who see Europe as weak.And they are right. Europe is weak, … Sigue leyendo The patches no longer work

What kind of human does Earth need? Answering the question cultivates soil for human flourishing within planetary boundaries. A very important part of the answer lies in shifting from doing to being. “What do you want to do?” The question has been driving my 30+ years of migration, both forced and voluntary. Looking back, the … Sigue leyendo Mutually Assured Flourishing

La huelga de unos ochenta trabajadores de TM Sweden (sucursal de Tesla en Suecia) terminó con la multinacional, propiedad de Elon Musk, pagando sumas millonarias a una parte de la plantilla en huelga para que dejaran sus puestos de trabajo. Lo hicieron bajo el acuerdo de confidencialidad, así que no conocemos más detalles, pero sí … Sigue leyendo Hágase justicia, aunque perezca la cultura

Humility + Care < 1.5°C It’s a simple, symbiotic equation that the "most intelligent" life form on Earth should not have too hard to grasp. After all, pushing beyond the 1.5°C threshold, which places life conditions beyond planetary boundaries, is not something any intelligent species would do. And yet we stick to another equation, the … Sigue leyendo The future is symbiotic

On board this small ferry to Ærø (Aero island), it seems a perfect place to read the last chapter of Homer’s Odyssey.“There’s nothing more evil for mortals than to be a wanderer.”, Odyssey, “that man of great cunning” says on his way home to Ithaka.“Here at home am I, truly myself,” states Homer’s hero 20 … Sigue leyendo Borissey

These are just (some) soft skills. Yes, just like breathing. The conversation is inspired by the scepticism I sometimes encounter when talking about the benefits of working with Inner Development Guide (IDG). Since this scepticism often comes from the standpoint that only hard skills yield results, with soft skills excluded from the solutions, I tend … Sigue leyendo Just like breathing

CAPÍTULO EXTRAÍDO DE MI NUEVO LIBRO “But the life of a man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.” David Hume. Esta es la situación: un tranvía avanza sin frenos y está a punto de atropellar a una persona que está sobre la vía. Tú estás a un lado … Sigue leyendo MÁS EXPANSIVIDAD MORAL PARA LA JUSTICIA MEDIOAMBIENTAL

To understand today’s xenophobia, it helps to go back in time. Xenia is a set of Greek protocols concerning hospitality. The term is central to Homer’s Odyssey and comes from the Greek xénos, which means both “guest” and “stranger”. Where and when has it gone wrong? Where and when have our cultures caused these two … Sigue leyendo I am xenia

🚀 "Millionaires make money. Billionaires make history."Back in 2020, I wrote a piece reflecting on this quote, tracing the evolution of extreme wealth from John D. Rockefeller (the first dollar billionaire in 1916) to the pandemic-era tech boom that supercharged the fortunes of the ultra-wealthy. Fast forward to today, and we’ve officially entered a new … Sigue leyendo All to one