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Worrying anti labor unions stances.

It's borderline bizarre that a company like Apple , that paints itself as a progressive company, to have a hard stance against Apple store employees forming labor unions . Specially since the kind of person that tend to work at Apple Stores , tend to be people who would actually use the labor union as a body to actually negotiate in ways that benefit both the employees and the company. That even Starbucks has an anti labor union stance on their coffee shops is worrying, since it also tries to paint itself as a fair company with their workers and their providers. The fact that they are trying so hard to impede their workers to form labor unions, could also cast shadows on how fair are their deals with coffee growers. The common trend it the anti labor union stance of both companies, is that they view labor unions as perjudicial for everyone involved by default. The truth is that there are not, it comes down to how workers manage and how the company relates to the labor union. A w...

Educations systems are failing us.

One of the things made apparent by social media , is that not everyone receives the same quality of education . Our education systems are failing society at large, by not giving every member of society the same education. Education is one of the elements that actually has a big impact on how society as a whole can advance, and build a better future for humanity as whole. Yet, it seems that if you don't have enough money, the education that have access to doesn't give the individual the tools needed to be able to adapt to the changing world or make the best of the opportunities presented by life. This is specially evident when critical thinking comes into play, or there is a need to process new information. There is a large segment of people who aren't capable to deal with changes in well, alright refusing to make any change no matter how beneficial it is to them. There are people whose education is not giving them the tools needed to be able to make the most, and benefit, ...