In The Good System redete und schrieb ich über Nachhaltigkeit und Systemwandel. War weniger lustig. Dafür auf Englisch oder so etwas ähnliches.
The 6 pillars of the good system help you reach your full potential
The framework to paint a picture of our future is provided by the pillars of the good system.
Why we should live in a hotel
We live in a housing crisis. Space is unaffordable, single households are on the rise, and soil sealing makes it problematic to continue building houses. But I think I have a solution to these problems. Let’s live in a hotel, everybody.
I quit my job to change the system
How I want to change the system and how my job got in the way of doing so.
We all are NIMBYs
We all are NIMBYs! What is a NIMBY? And why should I be one? These questions you may ask, and this post will answer them.
11 things you can do to change the system
In this post, I give 10 easy things you can do to change the system immediately.
You can do it if you really want
Changing the system for the good is possible, if we really want to do it
Healthy system = healthy people = healthy planet
Our current system forces an unhealthy lifestyle on us. Being fit isn’t just good for you, it’s also good for the environment. Because healthy people = healthy planet
The problem with bikes in the city
Bikes are so much better than cars, but there is still a problem with bikes in the city.
It is the migrant’s fault
The success of the far right is the migrant’s fault. Well, it isn’t. It’s the fault of racism.
What can I do to save democracy
What can I do to save democracy and prevent society becoming authoritarian? What do you do?
Universal Language Communication: Building Equitable Global Dialogue
Jun 24, 2025 • 00:26:19
So there I was, sitting in a Turkish barbershop in Vienna, conducting an invisible orchestra with my hands while trying to explain how I wanted my hair cut. Twenty minutes later, I walked out looking like I’d lost a fight with a lawnmower – and that’s when it hit me:…
Confessions of a Walking Dad – Why Walkable Cities Are the Key to Urban Happiness
Jun 17, 2025 • 00:26:05
Picture this: You’re stuck behind a Karen in an SUV honking at a crosswalk because people are actually walking across the street. Meanwhile, the solution to our city nightmares isn’t flying cars or hyperloops—it’s something so ridiculously simple we’ve convinced ourselves it’s impossible. In this episode, I confess my double…
AI Job Displacement: How the Future of Work Will Reshape Society (And Why We’re Not Ready)
Jun 10, 2025 • 00:27:22
It’s 2035, you wake up at noon with literally nothing to do because your AI assistant has organized your life, your robot cleaned your house, and your job doesn’t exist anymore.
When Machines Write for Machines or how the internet became humanless
Jun 3, 2025 • 00:24:51
Episode Summary The internet is optimized for machines, not humans anymore. If you aren’t found on Google, if aren’t on page one even, you do not exist. So we end up with the ever same blog articles, that are readable for Google but not for humans. While this may work…
Missing: Third Places and Public Spaces
May 27, 2025 • 00:34:24
Episode Summary I tried meeting a friend downtown and realized there’s literally nowhere to go without spending money. Every café wanted 7 euros for apple juice, park benches were designed to torture your spine, and the library was closed because „no one wants to work anymore.“ Welcome to late-stage capitalism’s…
The Individual Carbon Footprint Myth: Why Your Sustainable Lifestyle Isn’t Saving the Planet
May 20, 2025 • 00:33:02
In this brutally honest episode, Ian DeBay exposes the greatest environmental misdirection of our time: your individual carbon footprint. Spoiler alert: your reusable bamboo straw isn’t saving the polar bears. Episode Summary You’ve gone plastic-free, switched to cold showers, and calculated the carbon footprint of every breath you take. Congratulations…
Combating Hyperindividualism: How to Escape Your Personalized Loneliness Bubble
May 13, 2025 • 00:19:13
Do you feel lonely? Then dive with me deep into the bizarre world of hyperindividualism—a system that’s turned us into perfectly unique snowflakes, each one isolated and meticulously customized, yet paradoxically identical in our loneliness. I am trying to unpack the hidden mechanisms of modern isolation, offering practical strategies for…
Are Kids Really to Blame for Climate Change? Or Is It the System?
May 6, 2025 • 00:14:28
In this episode of The Good System, I tackle a surprisingly heated question: should you feel guilty about having kids in the climate crisis? Spoiler alert — it’s not your toddler’s fault the planet’s on fire. I unpack the real reasons emissions keep rising (hint: it’s not diapers or birthday parties),…
Is Overpopulation Really the Problem? Rethinking Climate Blame
Apr 29, 2025 • 00:19:06
Summary:Overpopulation is the villain in many climate conversations. But is it really the root cause—or just a convenient scapegoat? In this episode of The Good System, I take a closer look at the narrative around overpopulation and ask whether it’s the number of people on Earth—or how a few of them…
🌍 Climate Change Humor: Saving the Planet One Joke at a Time
Apr 22, 2025 • 00:24:46
Can we laugh our way through the climate apocalypse? In this episode of The Good System, host Ian DeBay dives headfirst into the most cheerful extinction-level event of our time: climate change. Yep, that one.
