flygskam

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Pseudoscientific materials and thermoeconomics

Jul 6, 2021 6 min read

The Shycocan Corp. took out a full-page jacket ad in the Times of India on June 22 – the same day The Telegraph (UK) had a story about GBP 2,900 handbags by Gucci that exist only online, in some video…

The virtues of local travel

Oct 29, 2019 2 min read

Culture Life notes Op-eds Bengaluru climate change Delhi extractive capitalism flygskam grifter Max Weber mental health overtourism Protestant ethic remote working Silicon Valley work from home

Here's something I wish I'd read before overtourism and flygskam removed the pristine gloss of desirability from the selfies, 360º panoramas and videos the second-generation elites posted ever…