Stop War
For the last few days I have read in despair the news coming from the Middle East. They cause me a great deal of pain and sadness. After so many years of failed efforts, how can we finally find the way towards Peace?
As Amos Oz wrote in this article that was almost a prophecy, I am convinced that in this conflict there is no way that Peace may come from War. That is why I find it so hard to stomach this Israeli attack. At the same time, I see very clearly that every time there was a truce to try to find a way towards Peace it was Israel that cooperated and the different Palestinian factions that boycotted, starting with the renowned Triple Negative of 1967 (No to Peace, No to Recognition of Israel, and No to Negotiation).
I also oppose this war because I am convinced that, as Martín Varsavsky explains in this post, this war does not serve the long term interest of Israelis to stop the missile rain and the suicide bombings. On the contrary, it gives more fuel to the perverse logic of hate that Islamic extremists need.
This conflict is very complex and cannot be thought as having “villains” and “victims”. And above all, it cannot be analyzed without putting ourselves in the place of those who suffer the pain. For that reason, I feel particularly bad to see the different demonstrations here in Argentina (especially from the left) that, in my opinion in a totally ignorant and dogmatic way, condemn unilaterally the Israeli attack, turning ones into complete villains and others into pure victims.
What is the FUBA (Federation of the University of Buenos Aires) taking part in a demonstration like this, in which there seems to be no reflection, no search for truth before acting? And what can we say of the attitudes and speeches of Luis D’Elia y and the actions of the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez?
The dangers of optimism
In the comments to my post on Boca, Ramiro BM refers to a comment I made in a post he wrote on optimism. There I stated that “you don’t need to be optimistic to be an entrepreneur and that I myself am the living proof of it”. As I find this subject very interesting, instead of answering to his comments in the other entry, here goes a whole post.
I believe optimism is a double edged sword. On one side, often, being convinced that the results lying ahead of us will be positive reinforces our determination in adverse circumstances. Many entrepreneurs are “optimism driven”. Optimism is the fundamental fuel for their engines.
But, on the other side, optimism may be a great source of problems in two similar yet different ways.
Top 10 bands of 2008
After Yesterday’s Top 20 Songs (with links to listen to the best ones), in this second part of the year end Bilinkis chart, my top 10 bands for the year. I still cannot believe an Argentine band can be on top. If you asked me at the beginning of the year the chance of that happening I would have said: “Zilch!”. And here we are…
The same as Yesterday, I invite the readers to share what was THE band of 2008 for each of you…
Top 20 songs of 2008
I say good bye to 2008 with a special edition of the Bilinkis Top 20 for the full year. Tomorrow my top 10 bands… But today, here they are, the Top 20 songs I listened to the most in ‘08.
I invite the readers to share what THE song of 2008 was for each of you…
At the top of the chart, the same band that was number 1 in 2006 with “Truth”, although at that time I did not have a blog so no one know what that it. Great song!
The rest of the Top 5 with a lot of slow music to my own surprise (my ranking is based on what I listen and sometimes I am myself surprised with what I listen!)… It seems my soft side emerged this year. I included links so you can listen to the best songs. Enjoy!
No goals, no glory
A while ago, while talking with a friend, she asked me for a tip saying that she did not know what to do with her life. She was running in circles for months, without deciding what to do. My answer was simple: “No matter what you choose. Flip a coin and let chance decide”.
The country where the bad guys always win
In the international corruption rankings, Argentina is very bad located. According to Transparency International we are in the 109th place, worse than the prior year, and have a score of 2,9/10. As a reference, we can compare this situation with that of our nearest neighbors, Uruguay and Chile, who share the 29th place and have a score of 6,9. How can we understand why are we such a corrupt country?
In my opinion, the answer is simple: you get from people what you recognize and reward, not what you condemn and punish.
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Reputation in the 2.0 World and the importance of being credible
In this new 2.0 World there are countless sources of information on almost everything. If, for example, you want to decide which movie to see this weekend, Google offers thousands of different sites where you can gather info to make up your mind: newspapers, specialized sites, social networks on cinema, blogs, etc. Which ones are you going to read? Whose opinion will you trust to make your decision?
At the precise distance from the unknown(s)
The use of the Web 2.0 opens new doors as it gives us the chance to meet a lot of unknown people. For a phobic like me, this is enough to crisp my hair.
Getting acquainted with strangers is not an easy task for me. For instance, I would never chat with someone I don’t know. But, you know what? In my 2.0 life I was twice surprised by this subject.
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The karma of being an “early adopter”
My will to embrace change makes me an “early adopter” in many areas. The use of 2.0 tools is one of them. Another is having a blog, while being an entrepreneur, an old guy and not a “techie”. Not one of my closest friends has a blog. They don’t even read them!
When I told them that I was starting with Risk and Reward, they didn’t say a word but I know they thought it was a stupid thing to do. When I tell them that even though this effort will not bring any economic reward, I am so enthusiastic as I reach my goals on the number of persons that read it and subscribe to it, they answer politely, but we all know they think I am a fool.
Identity 2.0 and the challenges to privacy
How private is your privacy today?
The fact that there is no danger in adopting 2.0 tools does not mean they are free from generating some serious challenges for our privacy. But, let me tell all those who wouldn’t show their photos or share their stuff, the following: our World today is such that it doesn’t matter whether we want to have our stuff online or not, it will be there anyway! More so, unless you live in a nutshell, mostly sure they are already in it. If you didn’t put your data there, a friend of yours did. Or, even worse, an enemy! Read more
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Riesgo & Risk & Reward is Santiago Bilinkis' blog. Santiago is a serial entrepreneur, who created this blog to ignite a discussion and share his experiences, thoughts and anecdotes.
The main subject will be Entrepreneurship, but he plans to cover a broad range of topics. The common ground will be Risk. Welcome to this adventure!
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