For years now, I have been keeping a list of book titles or concepts that I have mused about writing.
More likely, these are just a collection of various ideas that have struck me, at any particular moment, for which either a concept or a catchy title has captured my imagination.
I actually kind of forgot about it, until this week when another title possibility popped across the screen of my mind:
The Corruption of Capitalism
Sometimes, given the span of time now involved, I forget what I was thinking at the time. So, I started adding some cryptic notes for each to remind me later. In this case, the thought base is:
A double entendre; more clearly than ever, capitalism in America has reached the edges of its impacts on the common good. In simplest form, the ability for people to make a product for a profit is not necessarily a bad thing. But, when the scale (think private equity) of what can be done outpaces what is good for all, an existential question emerges. Further, when that scale is so disproportionate to the simple concept, even the best of guardrails are inadequate to prevent the likelihood of corruption.
Whether or not I could develop this idea enough remains to be seen (these days, social media alone could probably provide enough content). But, it is fun (for me) to grab ideas in this way.
Here are some others I’ve collected along the way (without their respective explainers):
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Perspective: Everyone Has One
Overrated: Toughness and Other False Virtues
What’s Your Favorite Color? Thoughts On Racism
The Strength of Tears
I Don’t Know What To Say: And Other Thoughts About Cancer
If It Doesn’t Matter NOW: It Doesn’t Matter Later
Love Doesn’t Make Sense: If It’s Just About You
The Gospel Was Never About (Just) You or If They Aren’t In, You Aren’t Either
