Alesma

@Alesma (167)

Czech Republic • Age 48

Joined myLot 14 years ago

Discussions (7)

Alesma's Discussions

Should the rich pay higher taxes than the poor? Is it just?

Alesma @Alesma (167) • Czech Republic 24 Aug 12

Well, I think they should contribute more to a state social system, thus helping the state itself. Is it just? Maybe not so just as right. We shouldn't question this as a matter of justice or injustice. To me, it is a feeling of...

the rich taxes the poor

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Don't get obsessed with possessions or they will possess you!

Alesma @Alesma (167) • Czech Republic 14 Aug 12

Is it good to be particular about what you possess? I think that people should not be geared towards gaining property because then you will be only material-oriented, thus downgrading or neglecting significant life values. For...

material values possessions

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Which mode of existence is prevalent in today's world? To be or to have?

Alesma @Alesma (167) • Czech Republic 12 Aug 12

According to Erich Fromm's thesis there are two modes of living that can play a part in people's lives. It's up to us to decide which mode we choose to live by. The having mode is geared towards material possessions and power...

mode existence fromm world

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ptc and gpt sites: worth trying or not?

Alesma @Alesma (167) • Czech Republic 8 Aug 12

For the last 2 months I have been searhing and trying out various ptc or gpt sites with a view to earning some money on the side. But it seems to me that they are not worthy of my time and effort I would have to put in. In...

gpt ptc site earn money

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What would there be if there was nothing?

Alesma @Alesma (167) • Czech Republic 22 Jul 12

I've decided to start this discussion despite its seemingly very vague and philosophical content. When I was about 11-13 years old, for the first time I tried to imagine there was nothing. I got beyond just imagining it, but for...

feeling nothingness life emptiness

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My almost 5 year-old boy is very moody

Alesma @Alesma (167) • Czech Republic 17 Jul 12

I just wonder if anyone has kids whose behaviour is kind of unstable. My son is able to throw a fit because his younger brother was the first to open a door, a drop of water fell on his T-shirt (he has to get changed at once as...

kid behaviour moody

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University degree as a guarantee of intelligence

Alesma @Alesma (167) • Czech Republic 13 Jul 12

In my life I have met lots of people from various walks of life. It seems to me that no matter how many universities they graduated from, there wasn't any normal talking to them. Sure, not all of them were like that, but some of...

people intelligence degree guarantee

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