Jonathan's Musings

The inequalities of life, constantly surprise me...

While those that educate the population of tomorrow get paid something near minimum wage, the world's elite are willing to spend $1200 USD per hour for "companionship" (with a 2 hour minimum).

Granted this is with an arguably gorgeous woman who I am sure is an expert at what she does, but come on! Even at one "appointment" per day of minimum 2 hours means that said call-girl would clear $14400 per week (assuming a "rest" day on Sunday) for 12 hours "work".

Just to bring that into perspective for my local brothers and sisters, that's the rough equivalent of R100 000 per week!

Not to mention what good could be done with that money which a potential suitor is willing to fork out for a moment's pleasure!

Such inequalities of life don't really amaze me anymore. I know that they are there and am at peace with the fact that life is not fair in many regards.

It always strikes a chord though, when I find one so obvious...

PS I know that you are all wondering, "Where did he find this call-girl who charges $1200 per hour?". Well, all I can say is, start doing a bit of blog-hopping and it's truly amazing, and highly entertaining, what you will find ;-)

I suppose I am violating the common held laws of conversation topics by bringing politics onto my blog, but I feel that as a South African, I must voice my disgust and contempt for our President, Thabo Mbeki.

What did he do when South Africa was (and is) faced with the huge pandemic of HIV/AIDS?
He stalled the release of anti-retorvirals which could have saved many lives.

What has he done about the current crime situation that pervades almost every aspect of South African life?
Nothing effective.

Did he do anything about Robert Mugabe's Government's recent complete and utter disregard for the laws of good governance and the upholding of human rights?
Nope.

In my opinion, he is a coward, who rather that facing the issues (which may force him to, heaven forbid, admit he was wrong or speak out against his peers), seems content to rather glide beneath the radar and ignore/defend his government's incompetence and inability to deal with the prominent issues facing South Africa and its people as well as those of our neighbouring countries.

But hey, what do I know! I'm not a political analyst... But Tony Leon (A man I have far greater respect for) does know what he's talking about. Read his views on the matter.

Paul Graham is my new favourite writer!

Besides his great article on startups (discussed in my previous post), he has a number of other "essays" on his site which I opened while reading the article on startups.

The first article I read of those opened was entitled "Why Nerds are so Unpopular".

It is an extremely insightful discussion of the modern schooling system and a look at the social maneuverings of the various groups in it (Nerds, Freaks and the popular kids).

Being part of the Nerd group at school, I always felt out of place, and felt that life would really start once I had got all this stupidity out of the way! While I probably always innately knew I was right and knew the reasons for my seeming separation, I never dwelled on it.

This article puts into words what I always felt, but never truly expressed.

If you were/are a nerd, read this article.

If you are a nerd still in school, why are you still reading my post?

I was forwarded this video a while ago by a family member, and loved it at the time. I had reason to find it again the other day and wanted to share it with whoever I could.

It is a great video and embodies the way we should all try and approach each other and the world at large.

Spread the love!

PS Make sure you have your sound on, as the music is almost intrinsic to the video