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“Giberway now”

In September 1991, as the Soviet Union was collapsing and the world was experiencing dramatic changes, a Los Angels based funk-rock band called Red Hot Chili Peppers released their fifth music album called “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” that also included the song Give away now. At this moment, the song has over 70 million viewsContinue reading ““Giberway now””

Basic income, crypto and democracy (in Swedish)

Recently me and my intellectual buddy Sixten had a live conversation in Sorsele about: Basic income Blockchain Communities Cryptocurrency (Liquid) Democracy Decentralisation One of the main points was that aspects like blockchain, crypto, and digital development are all parts of the same story about decentralisation. Humans will be able to cooperate and co-create solutions viaContinue reading “Basic income, crypto and democracy (in Swedish)”

From Game A to Game B – live talk with Lee Chazen

I recently had a talk with Lee Chazen about aspects as AI, democracy and education in relation to future development. Lee is also a member of the European Bildung Forum that recently also gained a global dimension through Global Bildung. Also, Lee is very active with an initiative called Glider Cell aiming for new ideasContinue reading “From Game A to Game B – live talk with Lee Chazen”

From Brussels to Arholma

I usually spend a larger part of my summer at the island of Arholma, based in the northern part of Stockholm’s archipelago. When walking around and exploring Arholma, one can visit several places, as the old coastal artillery underground installation that in 2007 became a museum “Batteri Arholma” (The Arholma Battery). Another place worth visiting,Continue reading “From Brussels to Arholma”

Officer’s nightmare

Stockholm 2021-05-23 In 2010 I served in the Swedish armed forces for eight months during a course aiming for officer training and profession. After finishing the course, I decided to come back to civilian life for different reasons, including the case of being rejected at the first psychological test that I later was able toContinue reading “Officer’s nightmare”

Destroyed MT-LB armored vehicle in Sweden

From August to November 2008, I was involved in the Swedish Armed Forces as a soldier within the Home Guard (Hemvärnet), similar to army reserve units and territorial units in armed forces worldwide. At that time, I aspired to become full-time employed within the Swedish military to be able to work as staff in peace-keepingContinue reading “Destroyed MT-LB armored vehicle in Sweden”

Arholma Maratime Museum

Are you in Stockholm and admire maritime history? In such case, if you like to travel for longer distances, try to travel to the island of Arholma. The island is the last stop when taking a ferry from Stockholm. Also, you can take a bus to Norrtaelje (Norrtälje) and from there another bus where SimpnaesContinue reading “Arholma Maratime Museum”

Arholma Maritime Museum

European Bildung Conference

Last weekend, I participated in the annual European Bildung Conference organised by European Bildung Network and Nordic Bildung members. The conference was organised digitally and focused on bildung aspects as education, social development and philosophy in Europe and globally. One key aspect of the European Bildung Forum is the metamodernist meta-narrative, which is still underContinue reading “European Bildung Conference”

Knutte and Gzim

I live in the municipality of Taeby (Täby), which is one of the northern municipalities in the Stockholm region. Around Taeby, there are several publically organised several art sculptures, statues and monuments. One of them is based in the area of Taeby shopping mall (Täby centrum) and called “Gzim and the frozen lake” (Gzim ochContinue reading “Knutte and Gzim”