Peepers, Peepers, Where Did You Get Those Peepers?

I've started reading the book The Peep Diaries: How we're learning to love watching ourselves and our neighbors by Hal Niedzviecki and was taken aback by it and while reading it on the bus yesterday I could not help but realize that even though I was surround by people I was oblivious to them. My whole focus was reading about John Egly and Trading Spouse with the distorted presentational tactics that the TV producers use to make the show. The funniest thing during the ride was that I got a text from the Lady and made a comment about Trading Spouses. Later that night we chatted about how in the UK the whole concept of the average joe was more geared towards families of chavs and deadbeats moms.

The gripping part of the Peep Diaries that has grabbed my attention is that the book is full of subtle tips and tricks to use while creating and maintaining the online persona that is blogging, forums, social networks. These all form Peep Culture. I loved how he writes that the whole transition of the word peep has been transferred out of the negative connotations and becomes a regular form of pop culture.  Trolling craigslist personal ads are always great for a few minutes of laughs and WTF!'s.

That being said. I've got a new office setup at home and between school and work I'm going to attempt to transition the way in which I participate in this Peep Culture.

Global Rich List

I was shown this excellent site that puts the global income of individuals into a good perspective. Global Rich List places your income in terms of the globes population.
By showing someone where they stand in the world it can have a larger impact than where they stand in their own nation. It did for me. Makes we wonder if reasons like this and blind faith in our ideology of capitalism, politics, and religious faith made Einstein denounce his nationhood and faith to become an individual of our planet Terra?

By toying around with the income input I've also seen the drastic differences that the exchange rates between nations has on one's standings within the list. 34,000 UK Pounds puts you in the top 0.9%, while 34,000 US Dollars puts you in the top 4.91%. Make those Canadian dollars and you move into the top 6.88%.

This is insight had more impact from finding it for myself then if some economic class laid it out as some abstract fact of the systems establish parameters.
I guess in the long run Thatcher didn't fuck all the kids.