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The folloging article about the social economy is an extract of the Climate Action Plan written by Swiss activists in conjunction with scientists and experts and was published in January 2021 [1-3]. The social economy and the common good go well together. Christian Felber has been concerned with the common good for many years. With his book "Gemeinwohl-Ökonomie" (Economy for the Common Good), published in 2010, he has achieved a bestseller [4, 5] -- [1]  CAP - Social Economy.pdf (extract as file | EN) [2]  Climate Action Plan | climatestrike.ch [3]  Climate Action Plan | geho Bibliothek [4]  Christian Felber on the GWÖ | Jung & Naiv [5]  Gemeinwohl-Ökonomie | geho Bibliothek ~ DE  | EN ~ Extract from the Climate Action Plan , pages 308 to 313: Social Economy Introduction The climate emergency demands for “rapid, far-reaching andunprecedented changes in all aspects of society” (IPCC 2018). Accepting thescientific consensu...

Lately I've been enjoying watching interviews on KenFM. The moderator Ken Jebsen speaks there with different people about current topics. Jebsen is a good entertainer that I enjoy listening to. It's exciting and entertaining at the same time. By the way, the Internet portal KenFM is the continuation of the radio program of the same name, which according to Wikipedia was broadcast from 2001 to 2011. What impresses me about Jebsen is the way he works. He is always well prepared and with great passion for the matter. I consider his amounts to be significant and of great value and quality. The variety of topics is also a plus for me. In addition, Jebson has the courage to offer a platform for uncomfortable topics. I admire the way he puts his finger on the sore spots in our society and doesn't look away when things get uncomfortable. I particularly like the two formats "Die Macher" and "nachdenKEN" because they provide positive and concrete examples of w...

I am impressed by the idea of ​​an unconditional basic income (hereinafter referred to as BGE) and belong to the quarter that voted "Yes" in the poll on June 5, 2016 [1]. Why didn't it work? In my opinion, one of the biggest problems that stood in the way of a national * introduction was assessing the consequences and risks. *: The initiative says roughly: "The 'Bund' ensures the introduction of a basic income that enables the 'entire' population to live in dignity." Out and about in the Jura A few weeks after the vote, I set off with colleagues for a bike weekend in the Jura. On the way we had lively discussions about various topics, including the UBI and the recent referendum.  We asked ourselves what stopped us Swiss from accepting the initiative and came up with the uncertainty and the risk. Another topic on the way was dealing with dependencies in software development (keyword: "Dependency Inversion Principle" [2]). As an engineer,...