Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • The Concerning Effects of Globalization on our World

    As the modern world advances, so do business practices.  These modern day “retail giants” have shown the world just how much a profit means to them, even if it’s against their own people.  This is due to globalization, or the increasing of interconnectedness of the world through common processes of change. Large businesses have taken…

  • The Ever Growing Population

    The world’s population has grown trifold in the last 100 years.  From 1.5 billion in 1900 to 6.1 billion in 2000, it seems as though we won’t ever stop growing.  It’s no secret that our population has been growing these past decades, but it has reached a point of danger.  With the world’s population growing…

  • The Power of Shopping Locally

    Since the dawn of capitalism, the earth has been suffering. Pollution and climate change are an omnipresent challenge that the world is facing right now. As a community we need to start consuming less and smarter. Capitalists have convinced consumers that there is only one way to shop, that only benefits them. While capitalists have a…

  • What are the true costs of Capitalism?

    Since the start of capitalism, capitalists have been trying to find ways to save money- cutting costs every chance they get. Capitalists have been increasing profits by externalizing costs elsewhere. Large companies use underdeveloped countries to extort resources and using other countries to manufacture their products. Companies do this because it is much cheaper to manufacture their…

  • The Negative Effects of Globalization on the Global Economy

    Globalization, what is it and how does it affect the global economy? Basically, globalization is the impact people have on the world through culture, politics, and economics. Globalization can be impacted by new technologies which help connect all parts of the world. Through globalization, the world seems like it is becoming smaller. It now only takes 8 hours to fly across the Atlantic Ocean where decades ago…

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