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social norms Archives | Kyle Wierks https://www.kylewierks.com/tag/social-norms/ One world, united Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:23:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.kylewierks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-Icon-1-32x32.png social norms Archives | Kyle Wierks https://www.kylewierks.com/tag/social-norms/ 32 32 Open letter to my fellow Christians https://www.kylewierks.com/open-letter-to-my-fellow-christians/ Mon, 26 Oct 2020 21:21:56 +0000 https://www.kylewierks.com/?p=1027 Jesus did not come to Earth for lower taxes, to impose new rules and morality on the world, or the right to choose whether or not to wear a mask. He came to Earth to challenge the status quo, fix inequity, and to serve the destitute.

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]]> What’s love got to do with it? https://www.kylewierks.com/whats-love-got-to-do-with-it/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 07:57:27 +0000 https://www.kylewierks.com/?p=945 Love is one of the most important and powerful tools in the toolkit of a social disruptor.

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]]> Global patriotism https://www.kylewierks.com/global-patriotism/ Tue, 18 Feb 2020 23:12:14 +0000 https://www.kylewierks.com/?p=929 Global patriotism is not commitment or dedication to a country or nation but to humanity - and our planet - as a whole.

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]]> Social justice starts with us https://www.kylewierks.com/social-justice-starts-with-us/ Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:39:24 +0000 https://www.kylewierks.com/?p=925 We are all of us responsible, but, greater than that, we are all empowered; the world can't change without us.

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]]> Capitalism as social change https://www.kylewierks.com/capitalism-as-social-change/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:05:24 +0000 https://www.kylewierks.com/?p=917 Capitalism has played its part in so much social injustice, but that does not preclude it from playing a part in social justice. Put to good use, capitalism can drive positive change and champion social and environmental justice.

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]]> Exporting economic costs https://www.kylewierks.com/exporting-economic-costs/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:47:16 +0000 https://www.kylewierks.com/?p=911 An economy that strives for the lowest cost possible by any means possible necessarily shifts the burden of cost to another, and invariably in the Western economy, that cost is shifted to low-income countries that do not participate in the Western economy.

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]]> The price of competition: environmental exploitation https://www.kylewierks.com/the-price-of-competition-environmental-exploitation/ Thu, 06 Feb 2020 08:51:59 +0000 https://www.kylewierks.com/?p=906 If we want our planet to outlive our children, our economy will need to prioritize sustainability over cheap consumer products.

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]]> The price of competition: cheap labour https://www.kylewierks.com/the-price-of-competition-cheap-labour/ Wed, 05 Feb 2020 02:11:06 +0000 https://www.kylewierks.com/?p=899 Slavery is not dead, we just call it low cost labour sourcing.

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]]> Two sides of competition https://www.kylewierks.com/two-sides-of-competition/ Tue, 04 Feb 2020 06:17:13 +0000 https://www.kylewierks.com/?p=901 Competition is a foundational pillar of modern capitalism. As always, however, there is another story to be told when we consider alternative perspectives.

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]]> Competitive divisiveness https://www.kylewierks.com/competitive-divisiveness/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 04:27:37 +0000 https://www.kylewierks.com/?p=893 We need to better understand the latent power within competition to divide and actively guard against sowing seeds of division within our society so that we can capture the potential power of competition without causing harm.

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