Benoît Dutordoir

Agricultural engineer || ˚1989 = Born at 356 ppm CO2

'Fairness, justice, and freedom are more than words; they are perspectives'

[Benoît Dutordoir @Ben_Duto]

Een universeel basisinkomen zou geen aalmoes zijn, geen liefdadigheid, maar rechtvaardigheid. We hebben er allen recht op https://t.co/9fM8Xg2UAw (Mijn opinie @dewereldmorgen)

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@PeterDeKeyzer @Pensioenspook @GeertNoels Het is bijna aandoenlijk om te zien hoe de ‘rent extractors’ door collega-renteniers de laatste tijd steevast worden omschreven als ‘ondernemers’.
Adam Smith zag het toch net iets anders..

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(Hint: Vele (centrum)bewoners wensen *geen* commerciële en/of toeristische invulling ervan.)

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Vraag voor Gentse lijsttrekkers (@MathiasDeClercq, @filipwatteeuw, @anneleen_vb, @IsabelleHeyn, @TomDMeester, @johandeckmyn):

Wat is jullie visie m.b.t. de toekomstige invulling van het voormalig Provinciehuis?

Vriendelijke groet,
Een burger

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

I used to think the way to end poverty was to “teach a man to fish”. I was dead wrong. Groups like @GiveDirectly taught me that the way to end extreme poverty in our lifetime is through direct cash. I try to explain how/why in my latest ⁦@TEDTalks⁩💭 https://t.co/VhPfevB2y0

[Benoît Dutordoir @Ben_Duto]

"In order to get the rudiments of life, most people must submit to the utter dictatorship of the modern workplace — the day-to-day schedule changes, the dressings-down, the restrictions on freedom of speech." (@IronicProfessor; @jacobin)

https://t.co/Om8io6P34F

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Electioneering －"I trust I can rely on your vote"

#Electioneering

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Beste @Stadgent/@MathiasDeClercq/@ugent/@rvdwalle,

Hoe leggen jullie de verkoop van Het Pand uit? Als een transactie waarmee opnieuw een prachtig stukje (groene) publieke ruimte in de Gentse binnenstad - letterlijk - achter slot en grendel van ‘de privé’ verdwijnt?
#Enclosure

[Benoît Dutordoir @Ben_Duto]

@JanBusselen Het is (nog veel) erger dan dat; het is te omschrijven als 'Institutional violence' of 'Harm by design'.

https://t.co/s7JTLB3zEO

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@DeWitteKim @decreusthms @ferre_wyckmans @Pdbruyne @jobrouns1 @vdab_be ‘[A] growing body of research has found that claiming processes became a more ‘institutionally violent’ and injurious experience for out-of-work benefit claimants.’
https://t.co/87u6FhhILG

[Benoît Dutordoir @Ben_Duto]

St.-Annakerk, Gent

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@vrtnws Hier zijn termen voor: 'Institutional violence' of 'Harm by design' https://t.co/s7JTLB3zEO

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@DeWitteKim @decreusthms @ferre_wyckmans @Pdbruyne @jobrouns1 @vdab_be ‘[A] growing body of research has found that claiming processes became a more ‘institutionally violent’ and injurious experience for out-of-work benefit claimants.’
https://t.co/87u6FhhILG

[Benoît Dutordoir @Ben_Duto]

@EvilBurp @vrtnws Hier zijn termen voor: 'Institutional violence' of 'Harm by design' https://t.co/s7JTLB3zEO

[Benoît Dutordoir @Ben_Duto]

@DeWitteKim @decreusthms @ferre_wyckmans @Pdbruyne @jobrouns1 @vdab_be ‘[A] growing body of research has found that claiming processes became a more ‘institutionally violent’ and injurious experience for out-of-work benefit claimants.’
https://t.co/87u6FhhILG

[Benoît Dutordoir @Ben_Duto]

@Franz_Ferdinand All for you, Sophia

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@Franz_Ferdinand

[Benoît Dutordoir @Ben_Duto]

'Or, to give it its proper name: McKinsey.' (Frédéric Lordon, @NewLeftReview)

[Benoît Dutordoir @Ben_Duto]

'[I]ncreasingly, those we call ‘white-collar workers’ also suffer from managerial stultification, from the blind control of shareholders, from the idiocy if not toxicity of their bosses’ choices.' (Frédéric Lordon, @NewLeftReview)

https://t.co/IGlKBMoTvV

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'[...] Hence a paradox (of which there are many) within late capitalism: the incompetence of the bourgeoise has itself become a historical force, one which a minimal amendment to Schumpeter allows us to identify: destructive destruction.' (Frédéric Lordon, @NewLeftReview)

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If you would read only one piece this week, make sure it is this one by @srpoverty/@DeSchutterO in @guardian👇🏻

'[The] persistence of wealth and income inequalities has largely cancelled out the positive impacts on wellbeing that are expected to derive from an increase in GDP.'

[The Guardian @guardian]

Economic growth is not a magic wand for ending poverty | Olivier De Schutter https://t.co/BHujmkzwwX

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@Franz_Ferdinand I time every journey to bump into you accidentally
I charm you and tell you of the boys I hate, all the girls I hate, all the words I hate, all the clothes I hate
How I'll never be anything I hate
You smile, mention something that you like
Oh, how you'd have a happy life...

[Benoît Dutordoir @Ben_Duto]

Do we really need all those consultants?

'It is a business model that depends on creating a perception of problems being solved while in reality perpetuating the need for the problem-solvers’ services.' (@MazzucatoM, @RosieCollingto; @TheProspect)

https://t.co/4hk5cM9wIo