(Written on Quora). My best decision was to leave the advertising industry, back in 2014. I worked at an international agency back then, and it struck me how weird the industry was when our first television campaign went live on national television, for vitamin supplements. Instead of feeling proud, I felt confused: “Are this pills […]
August 2016
An answer to this question on Quora. What I would like to see is more positivity. Right now, we see melting ice caps, drowning polar bears, factories blowing plumes of smoke into the atmosphere. And the more you read about the climate problem, the more distressful you get. We hear that the economy must shrink, […]
Christianity, Islam and Hinduism occupy the minds of nearly two thirds of the world population. It’s easy to bash them, but are vegans, motorcyclists or foodies — in all their fanaticism and fantasy— any different? Atheists’ preaches are no different than the proverbial Jehovah’s foot in the door. Merriam-Webster defines religion as ‘an organised system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used […]
There is such a video from 1999, in which people are asked if they would like a mobile phone: “No, I don’t see the point,” says a gentleman, and a lady replies: “I have a paper, that’s enough.” We were all there and yet it happened: in 2005, 91% of Dutch households had a mobile […]
The popularity of Max Verstappen has seen merchandise sales and viewing numbers spike, and loads of new Dutch Formula 1 fans coming into the sport. One of his biggest followers, Bas van Bodegraven, started the the ‘Max Verstappen Racecar driver latest news‘ fan club, before the Dutch wonderkid had ever completed a single car race. […]