A few Entries in Section Seven of The Work-Standard (3rd Ed.) retained a notable topic originally introduced in the First Edition and kept in the Second Edition. I am of course referring to the concept of “Financial Warfare,” the idea… Read More ›
Month: July 2023
Update (31 July 2023)
For the first time ever in the history of The Fourth Estate, I have posted at least one in every day of a month. I had been trying to achieve that goal for some time now, but never found the… Read More ›
SMP Compendium: Technology and the War Effort (Pt. III of III)
“Free to Choose?” “[Economic] Socialization does not mean nationalization by expropriation or theft. It is not all concerned with nominal property, but rather with the techniques of administration. Buying up industries right and left for the sake of some slogan,… Read More ›
SMP Compendium: Technology and the War Effort (Pt. II of III)
On a Russian State cultural media website, there was an article about the Soviet Ruble that featured a Josef Stalin quote which reads: “If a Socialist country pegs its Currency to a Liberal Capitalist Currency, then this Socialist country must forget… Read More ›
SMP Compendium: Technology and the War Effort (Pt. I of III)
War is politics. The Military-Industrial Complex is one of the products from the State of Total Mobilization. When it became apparent that industrialization had military implications, nations began to field massive armies and navies from the 19th century onward. The early… Read More ›
SMP Compendium: The Internet, the Y2K Bug, and the Work-Standard’s Mechanization Rate
Information technologies grew up alongside nuclear technologies in the wake of the Second World War. The most obvious example of their pervasive importance is of course the World Wide Web (WWW). The WWW is the digital medium that everyone uses… Read More ›
SMP Compendium: Why the “Splinternet” is an Alternative to the World Wide Web (WWW)
Information technologies grew up alongside nuclear technologies in the wake of the Second World War. The most obvious example of their pervasive importance is of course the World Wide Web (WWW). The WWW is the digital medium that everyone uses… Read More ›
SMP Compendium: Project Cybersyn and Ernst Jünger’s ‘Phonophores’ and ‘Luminar’
It is generally agreed that the Internet and smartphones are ubiquitous aspects of everyday life in the early 21st century. Everyone uses the Internet to connect with others and everyone else browses on their smartphone when the opportunity arises. It is… Read More ›
SMP Compendium: Expressing Identities through Technology
Technology should be built to truly last and not be quickly rendered obsolete due to faulty design flaws. Technology is not a politically neutral entity, nor should anyone be unaware of the fact that philosophers can project their own ideas… Read More ›
SMP Compendium: Artistic Creativity and Innovative Ingenuity with the Work-Standard
The Socialist Nation of the SMP Compendium, it should be mentioned, will never resemble anything like the Soviet Union, the CMEA/Warsaw Pact nations, or even the People’s Republic of China. Rather, it will be going above and beyond all of those countries,… Read More ›
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