“Then a person starts thinking about existence. This is where the world begins.”
2026-05-09
Endless Dreams 2026
2026-05-08
A world without human freedoms and rights
Human beings are not static creatures. They long for growth, self-overcoming, creation, knowledge, and progress. Yet progress means movement forward, and movement forward creates differences between people. Some think faster, some create more, some lead, while others follow. Absolute equality therefore could not tolerate true individualism, because individualism itself is the source of inequality.
If a society without any hierarchy were to exist, it would have to control not only the economy or social relations, but human thought itself. Intellect would become a problem, because differences in intellect create differences in influence. Ambition would become a problem, because it creates movement and progress. Individuality would become a problem, because it disrupts the uniformity of equality. Such a society would have to constantly ensure that no one “stands out.”
This is where the similarity to Nineteen Eighty-Four emerges. Not necessarily in the form of a traditional state, but in the principle of absolute control in the name of a higher idea. In Orwell’s world, that idea is power. In a vision of absolute equality, equality itself could become the new authority, total power over mind of all beings. The control of language, the restriction of thought, and the suppression of individuality would not serve to protect the state, but to preserve the uniformity of society.
The paradox of such a system is that the attempt to eliminate hierarchy creates a new and even deeper form of domination. Power would no longer exist only within institutions, but within the very principle of equality itself, which would define the limits of human expression. A person would cease to be a unique individual and instead become a function of the system. Individuality would be seen as a threat to the stability of the collective order.2026-04-26
Drink spiking
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| January 2022 |
A recent Beat Sexism survey was published: According to the survey by the organization Beat Sexism, around 32–33% of respondents had personal experience with so-called drink spiking (meaning that a drug or another intoxicating substance was added to their drink without consent). Out of 1,041 responses, 336 people reported personal experience, which is 32.3%. More than 91% of them were women. The most common age group was 19–24 years old. The research was focused mainly on young people in Prague, especially students and visitors of nightlife venues.
If the survey is accurate—which it most likely is to some extent—although chanting the name of a liquid drum and bass artist is rare, drink spiking is quite widespread in Prague.
I also wrote that these very experiences with events in Prague are among the reasons why I do not want to visit Prague. For me, it is a dangerous place, not only because of poisonings at events, and I prefer daylight events outside of Czechia. And the fact is that since 2022, I have not attended any event in Prague.
2026-04-24
HelloFake 2027
I have my own rough TOP 20 worldwide ranking based on median wealth per adult (typical real assets of ordinary people – the closest measure to “how wealthy people really are”). The data varies depending on methodology (UBS / Global Wealth Report), but over the long term it generally looks like this:
1. Switzerland
2. United States of America
3. Hong Kong
4. Australia
5. Luxembourg
6. Denmark
7. New Zealand
8. Singapore
9. Netherlands
10. Norway
11. Belgium
12. United Kingdom
13. Canada
14. France
15. Sweden
16. Taiwan
17. Ireland
18. Japan
19. Spain
20. Germany
What is important:
* This is not about “how much the state earns,” but how much wealth an average person actually has (real estate, savings, investments minus debts).
* That is why some countries with high GDP (for example Qatar or Ireland) are not ranked highly here – their numbers are distorted by corporations or inequality. Czechia is not there either, because Czechs are generally not as wealthy as people in those top twenty countries.
If we are talking about average income, wages, or nominal wealth, then for example Czechia is poorer than the residents of the United Kingdom or France.
The HelloSafe Prosperity Index works with data where:
* low unemployment does not rule out low wages, underemployment, or real poverty
* low relative poverty does not mean comfort
* high home ownership among the older generation does not mean affordable housing (for younger people, for example)
* PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) may suggest “good purchasing power,” but for example rent and high energy prices can completely change that paper reality
If you look at the real feeling of living standards, some countries definitely do not feel like TOP 20 richest countries in the world.
For example, the mentioned index suggests that the gap between the extremely rich and the extremely poor is not as huge in some parts of Europe as it is in the USA. Fewer extremes mean a smaller gap between social classes, while greater equality does not automatically mean a good standard of living or determine what someone with an average income can actually afford.
When it comes to living costs and wages, I calculated how much I would have left on average each month from the salary in a social services (with my practice) in the Netherlands after covering my usual, basic expenses (this is food, pharmacy, cosmetics, electricity, insurance, clothing) or maintaining a my usual “minimalistic” lifestyle. The amount would be probably €1,700 to €2300 per month, depending also on spending on things such as clothing. The upper limit of possible savings is approaching the salary of a management of a smaller social service facility in Czechia, such as a care home with around 50 clients.


