DIDIK Design. Thoughts, designs, proposals and projects by Frank Didik including thoughts on science, business and society today. Frank X. Didik has often been described as a polymath.

Euthanasia to be encouraged? I was just reading that insurance companies encourage suicide, in states that permit assisted suicide. Greater profits by less medical bills and life insurance policies invalidated? I suspect that with a rapidly aging population, the elderly will be encouraged to end their lives. Perhaps euthanasia will be presented as the patriotic or honorable thing to do. We are truly entering into an age of barbarism and abandoning civilization. - June 2018

Social Media or Vanity Media With the development of the so called smart phone, a new phenomenon of "social media" has developed that caters to the vanity and inner ego of millions read more

It is now time to eliminate all emergency Covid laws in the country. Now that we understand that the fear of a massive death rate due to Covid was completely wrong..read more

Is it selfish for a woman to seek a career and also have children? read more

Private ownership and strong goals are on the decline. Grown men in their 30's still live in shared apartments, ride a skateboard or a bicycle instead of owning their own home and car and read more

Do not watch TV! (or listen to radio, movies or read newspapers!) If you watch TV programs, you will be programmed! The purpose of the news programs is not to inform but rather to read more

Refugees and citizenship: Should refugee's allegedly fleeing their home country be allowed to become citizens of the countries that accepts them or should they only be granted temporary sanctuary until their country of origin returns to normal?read more

Are "Yoga" pants sexy or are they vulgar? read more

Misinformation does not mean a lie, but rather is a way to undermine a different perspective that is not in keeping with the pushed narrative. Thus something that is described as "misinformation" may or many not be true, but contradicts the official mainstream perspective or undermines the direction of the mainstream agenda. Frank Didik, February 1, 2022

A reminder to fellow citizens When you walk down the street, just remember that every person who you pass by, regardless of their race or physical appearance, or if they are rich or poor, has their own goals and aspirations, trials and tribulations and each person must be treated with basic respect and dignity. It is essential to individualize and not generalize. Each group has their good and bad and one must not fall into the trap of assuming that everyone in a particular group is the same or thinks the same. Sometimes in our rush or arrogance, we forget these basic truths.

Smart Cities It is now making the rounds on the internet that Smart City stands for S.M.A.R.T. which, according to some, stands for S. Surveillance, M. Monitoring, A. Analysis, R. Reporting, T. Technology To continue, click here and scroll down the page

Fact Checkers So-called "Fact Checkers" are merely a way to control the narrative and should never be taken seriously. Fact Checkers always agree with what the controlling party wants.

Global Warming will greatly benefit society. Many people have been led to believe that if the planet continues to get warmer at the ever so pace that it has been warming for hundreds of years, that somehow it is bad for society. The exact opposite is true. Global warming will be wonderful for society. It will be far greater areas will be able to be cultivated, leading to vastly more food supplies. Global warming To continue, click here and scroll down the page

Male-Female "Relationships" For the past few years, I have heard more and more of people referring to their girlfriend as their "partner" or that they are in a "relationship". Traditionally, men and women would "date". The purpose of "dating" was to find a person that they would marry and stay with forever. Dating was not necessarily exclusive. Exclusivity only came with marriage and it was assumed that marriage was forever. Further, "dating" couples To continue, click here and scroll down the page

The media influences everyone. No one is smart enough or insightful enough not to be influenced by the media. The media influences everyone. Those who controls the media, also controls the views, opinions and desires of the population at large.

We are free ... because we are told that we are free. Most people do not really understand the meaning of true freedom.

The first thing that a child or even an adult learns on any topic, is assumed to be true. After that, it is extremely difficult to change that person opinion, even with overwhelming evidence that the first thing that they heard was false. Changing such a embedded opinion must be gradual, with the planting the seeds, of the correct point of view and slowly over time, work to change that opinion.

Constant Smart Phone Use Constant cell phone / smart phone use dramatically reduces creativity and productivity. It acts as a constant distraction. Many, if not most people, waste hours upon hours of time on these devices. I recommend that a person leave their "smart" phone at home and enjoy outside, electronic free and observe society for how it really is.

"The Great Reset". Most people consider the "Great Reset" something to do with the World Economic Forum, Klauss Schaub and others who have received much bad press recently. It should be pointed out that the future is far less predictable than one might think and that the "Great Reset" may well be in the opposite direction that people might consider and may well happen to be a return to traditional values and other unexpected directions. Such as happened many times in the past. For example, 1638 to 1658 in England, after 20 years of To continue, click here and scroll down the page

Many people are consumed by worry. Worry holds a person back and prevents them from adequately thinking things through. The media is a major source of worry, with its constant To continue, click here and scroll down the page

We seem to be living in a fake world. Everywhere you go, you see people walking down the street, staring at their cell phone, often with "ear buds", completely oblivious to the outside world. ...read more

Were the Wright Brothers the wrong brothers? Was A.M. Herring the first to fly in 1899 - four years before the Wright Brothers?... read more ...

April Fools Day How did it start? read more

Oligarchs: How did the "oligarchs" of Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet Republics amass their vast wealth? read more

Easter celebrated in Manhattan in 1956
EASTER: Though Easter is a Christian Holiday, celebrated by Christians worldwide, perhaps non-Christians, including atheists, should also celebrate this holiday. Why? Because by Jesus's teachings, Democracy became the norm for all governments worldwide. read more

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Vision Zero is without vision. The New York City program started under former Mayor DeBlasio was well intended to to reduce pedestrian deaths from vehicles but has it reduced accidents? read more

Congestion Pricing favors the upper income people and will significantly reduce local business, while pushing middle class drivers to shop elsewhere that does not have this burdensome tax. Ultimately this will work against the city.

Fossil Fuels: So called "fossil fuels" are most likely, not from fossils.It seems impossible that the so called "fossil fuels" were ever created from plant life. read more

Global trade agreements have failed the United States and has destroyed the US standard of living read more

Socialism, excess government support and Communism are not natural. read more

True causes of the Ukraine-Russian War Click here

Plastic clothing? Have you noticed that it is getting more difficult to find clothing made with 100% cotton or wool? read more

Bicycle Lanes favors the young and healthy, while inconveniencing older citizens, drivers and delivery trucks. Further, for the most part, they are rarely utilized during the winter months... read more

People are being slowly but surely, social engineered The education industry, journalism, the entertainment industry and even the medical industry push social engineering that serves to influence what people think, want, buy and how they see themselves.

People believe the first thing they hear The first thing a child or a person hears, on a topic that they are not familiar with, the person will normally accept as fact. Later, if it turns out that the information was wrong, it is extremely difficult to change that persons mind to see the truth, regardless of the amount of contrary evidence and proof presented. In the future, a persons mind can be changed, but in almost all cases, the change will be gradual. It is important that in school and at home, a child (and an adult) be trained in critical thinking and not immediately accept the narrative. Children must have adults make decisions for them.

Causes of violent crime and property crime Is violent crime and crime against property caused by poverty, lack of education and public policy or is it a lack of good family training, morality, lack of civics education in school and the media, intelligence or is it the temperament of certain groups of people? The media and schools should always and only present a positive view on life and steer away from the bottom of society.

Self defence It is obvious that most cities and locals in the United States do not want people to defend themselves from theft and attack and instead, want the population to meekly submit to the criminals and later, contact the police. If a citizen defends themselves, either through hand fighting or with a weapon, such as a club, knife or gun, that citizen will be charged by the jurisdiction, even if the criminal entered into the home or business of the citizen. As one old saying says, "The police are only minutes away, when seconds count". This must change back to to past when a person was allowed to defend themselves without fear of prosecution. The fact is that armed citizens do stop and prevent crimes. Of course armed citizens do pose a threat to governments, particularly when the governments are not for the people at large, but only to particular special interest groups. Strong, authoritarian governments never want armed citizens. In those cases, the government (acting on behalf of certain small interest groups) want to control everything.

The attention span of the public in the public eye. The attention span of the public is like a lightening bolt, it is so quickly changed. This applies to all levels of basic, non essential existence of the public including music, fashion's, fads, celebrities of today, and To continue, click here and scroll down the page

"Sustainable development goals" Sustainable development goals essentially lower the standards of living of all people under the guise of the unproven notion of manmade climate change. Unfortunately, the notion of the alleged climate "crises" has been To continue, click here and scroll down the page

Propaganda People tend to believe the fist thing that they hear. It takes a huge amount of information and a long time to convince a person of the truth. For this reason, when a government anywhere tries to convince a population To continue, click here and scroll down the page

This website displays designs, projects, proposals and innovations by Frank Didik, but this site has also served to inspire people to bring their ideas to fruition. All too often, people have great dreams in high school and college but within a few years after graduation, these ideas gradually become a distant memory. I encourage everyone to do what ever you are good at and try to make your dreams a reality. What people do today represents the future of our great planet. Go out and do whatever you can do, to the best of your ability.

Opinions It is important to have opinions, based on facts and known information, but one also be willing to change their opinion as new information is received.

Is it wrong be judgmental? Further, should a person express unsolicited opinions to others? The fact is that everyone read more

Should we offer unsolicited advice? We have often heard that giving unsolicited advice is wrong but read more

Is everyone equal? Certainly in the Christian world and by extension, under the law, everyone is equal. However the fact that everyone has the same intrinsic value mean that everyone is entitled to the same? Should people who are more ambitious, or people who have better ideas, benefit from their efforts? Societies that have attempted to distribute wealth equally among all people have always failed. People need an incentive to work hard and be productive.

Arrogance Over the past two years, a type of entitlement and Arrogance has developed among the less productive people who now seem to be demanding property and rights that they have not earned through efforts of their own.

Child neglect? Is it a form of child neglect is a woman is pushing a baby carriage and is also on her cell phone either speaking or surfing the net? Should the woman instead be paying attention and teaching the child? Children mostly learn through observation, rather than from schools.

A Utopian society It has been the dream of mankind since the beginning to have a perfect society where everyone lives in peace and harmony and where everybody's wants are fulfilled. Shangra La in the book and movies "Lost Horizon" is an example. Today the World Economic Forum is also pushing their version of Utopia. However it is very unlikely that such a Utopia can ever exist, without the merit system of people producing and benefiting from their efforts. A "Garden of Eden" can not be recreated.

War against personal freedom? It seems that many countries have embarked on a program that limits personal freedom for the alleged common good. For example, many cities around the world have expanded bicycle lanes at the expense of limiting automobile lanes. Of course an automobile implies both freedom of travel and overall prosperity. The bicycle lanes tend to be an excuse since bicycle lanes only benefit the young and fit people, mostly men under the age of 40. The plan to eliminate gasoline powered cars and replce them with electric cars is a fantasy since far fewer people will be able to afford an electric car and the range and slow charging time of an electric car prevents long road trips.

Climate Change excuses, by design or default are limiting personal freedom of travel and preventing one to do as one pleases.

Schools have become indoctrination centers Compulsory education was never meant to improve one's social status, though that is how it is presented to the public. Originally, students wore uniforms, similar to military uniforms, students learned obedience, such as marching into the school, or raising their hand for permission to read more

Compulsory Education since it started in the 1870's. People today are told that compulsory education in grade schools and high schools are necessary for the development of the child into a productive adult. Certainly school has the potential to educate the student to learn to read, write, mathematics, basic history, science, geography and perhaps civic behavior. Though these important features are what the population at large was told, masked another real reason for compulsory education. Compulsory education started in the 1700's in Prussia when To continue, click here and scroll down the page

Dating today Permanent dating without choosing one person and having a family is today the norm. Often people live together in a farm of limbo or suspended animation without any real plans for the future, children or progress. Sometimes these "couples" will buy a pet dog to give their love to.

Standard of Living Decline in the standard of living. People have been led to believe that cars, natural gas, gasoline, basically all modern advancements are bad and should be abandoned. To continue, click here and scroll down the page

Sex and violence in the media The media, including television, the movies and various lifelike video games constantly display violence to the viewers. The various medias however, state that such violence does not influence the viewers. Perhaps advertisers, who spend fortunes every year advertising in the media, should be notified that the media does not influence people and that the advertisers are wasting their money.

People feel entitled Unfortunately, many people in America have a sense of entitlement regardless of their skill, drive, intelligence or ability. This has led to unfounded jealousy of others and excuses for not being able to achieve the same. These anti-society feelings must end and must be controlled, if not at home as a child, at least in schools and harmony must be encouraged in the media, rather than constantly showing off the life styles of the small number of financially wealthy or socially successful people.

Censorship I am opposed to almost all forms of censorship. There are certain types of "speech" that should indeed be banned. This includes all pornography, sex stories that describe explicit sexual encounters, stories that encourage any act or actions that one might define as contrary to nature. What two consenting, without coercion or any psychological force is to be tolerated, however publishing or telling or filming such acts or encouraging others must be strictly forbidden.

Mass Media vocabulary When the word "education" is used in the media or when governments promote a certain point of view and provide funds to "educate the public", it normally means to attempt to brainwash the public through propaganda and showing only one side of the issue.

Reduced intelligence levels and separately, reduced cognitive ability? It seems that with many forms of modern technology, such as the cellular telephone/smart phone, which is really a window to the knowledge of the world, people have stopped being innovative and thinking for themselves and rather simply rely on their device. One would have thought that the exact opposite would have occurred, but it has not. Further, over the past three years, there seems to be a mark decline in cognitive ability. Some say the the recently developed Covid vaccination causes micro blood clots, but this has yet to be proven. Something however is causing a decline in rapid thinking and cognitive ability in the population.

Life was easier in the middle ages, 1000 years ago? Perhaps, at least in Europe. First, farming is far less demanding than one might think. In traditional farms, the work was primarily for a few weeks during planting season and then for a few weeks during the harvest. The rest of the time was rather easy. Further, a thousand years ago in Europe, there were as many "Holy Days" (the world "holiday" is a derivative of the "holy day") as work days. Thus a working year was about 175 days, rather than 254 days that it is today. Further today, most jobs are 8 hours of constant work in one spot, while 1000 years ago, work was not as intense. As far as longevity, we know know that people 1000 years ago, based on grave stones, lived about the same length as today, that is between 75 and 80 years on average. Further, modern diseases such as heart disease, diabetes or cancer, for example, was very rare.

"Finding truth on the internet, is like finding a diamond in a pile of broken glass". Today there is so much conflicting and false information on the internet that it is difficult to determine what is true and what is false. Often each perspective presents read more

Covid has become political Some say that alleged science is being used to push a political agenda. Back in February of 2020, Covid 19 was presented as a deadly pandemic that many said would kill off a sizable read more

Fact Checkers "Fact Checkers" present an opinion rather than absolute fact. Further, who will fact check the fact checkers"? Recently read more

Luxury Apartments The definition of luxury has changed dramatically in recent years. Traditionally, the notion of luxury doesn't start till a minimum of 9 rooms, Further, historically, a studio apartment was on the top floor, with an angular northern exposure window, so the artist would be able to paint with diffused light. Real studios were considered only for the fringe or artistic people, and was less expensive. Those studios usually were 25x70 feet. What is called a studio today, is a one rooms sleeping place and in the past was only for someone starting out.

Are people really living longer today, than in the past? Time and time again, we are told that people today liver longer than in the past, but is this true? It is not true. read more

Smart phone use dramatically reduces creativity and productivity People waste hours upon hours of time on these devices, without stopping to think for themselves or to look around and get new, real information.

Self Sufficiency America was founded on the concept of self sufficiency. Unfortunately, since President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), some members of the lower classes have come to depend on handouts and have essentially become wards of the state. True freedom is only achieved when a person is self sufficient. Of course certain things are best handled by the state, such as the construction of roads, protection of people and property, food and quality maintenance, basic civil order actions and a few other societal rules to allow society to operate smoothly.

USA is now a third world country? The strength of a nation is its manufacturing capacity and capability. Since 1978, the United States has deindustrialization and is now similar to what used to be the definition of a third world country. That is that the USA sends raw materials and food stuff to more industrialized countries and after, those countries sends back finished products.

Avoid "start-ups" Most so-called start up's are a waste of time and investment and are doomed to failure. The majority of startups do not attempt to manufacture or develop anything new, but instead make apps or software, yet they refer to themselves as "technology" companies. A true technology company produces physical products. Apps and software are not the end but the means to service the end.

Facial recognition Global facial recognition technology and storing such data is a huge infringement of privacy and ultimately freedom. It is a form of branding, without the brand. Facial recognition technology should be universally banned.

FEDNOW digital currency and payment system Fednow is a newly, partially introduced Central Bank Digital Currency also known as CBDC. This means the elimination of cash and all purchases conducted electronically through a phone, credit card or similar. All CBDC's represents a complete elimination of privacy and freedom and can easily evolve into a new form of To continue, click here and scroll down the page

People want to be told what to do It might be difficult to believe, but it seems that the majority of people want to be told what to do and how to live. People want others to do things for them. People are told what to buy, how to dress, how to talk, how to live, what to eat, almost everything, buy the media and other forms of social influencing areas.

Change Change for the sake of change, is wrong. Change is only good if it improves something or if it improves the existence of human kind.

Expand what is in the public domain and sphere Expand public service, even if the entity is privately owned. The United States courts have ruled that the common space in shopping malls are public space and a form of a new Town Square. It is now time that search engines, credit card companies, banks, phone companies and other similar entities must also be considered a form of a Town Square. These entities must not be allowed to inhibit free speech or To continue, click here and scroll down the page

The Effectiveness of VACCINES If vaccines work, why should the vaccinated worry about the unvaccinated? Further, why should anyone, for any reason, be required to be vaccinated? This applies to jobs, schools, audiences and all other social and business areas.

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Lockdowns benefit large companies at the expense of small stores and businesses Frank X. Didik December 16, 2020

It has become obvious that the lockdowns, imposed by most of the states to control the spread of Covid-19, has clearly benefited large companies, particularly on-line mega-companies, at the expense of small, local businesses, that were forced to either close their doors or greatly curtail their operations. It was estimated that these small companies and stores represented about 60% of the economy. As a result of the government imposed lockdowns, much of this bushiness activity and wealth has been transferred, perhaps permanently, to the on-line stores. This is rapidly creating a vastly different business environment and potentially will reduce the ability of an individual to start their own business in the future.

One World Government The world seems to be headed towards a single, one world government, with the notion of individual countries, cultures, customs and races, gradually merging to form a new type of global citizen. This could lead to greatly curtailed personal freedoms, such as the ability to travel, own a car, own a private house, where to work, where to live and even limit the potential to improve one's social read more

More Random thoughts and speculaions by Frank X. Didik can be found here

"Northern Eastern Circle"
A fact finding 1,500 mile road trip through rural north eastern USA. Click here for details.

"Southern Circle"
A fact finding 3,000 mile road trip through the deep south. Click here for details.

A $40 per hour minimum wage? ...Frank X. Didik, September 22, 2021
In 1962, the average 35 year old working man was able to support a wife, 3 or 4 children, own a house in the suburbs, have 2 cars and had enough money to go on a vacation once or twice a year. Today, it takes two highly educated people working to buy a small one or two bedroom coop or condo, car ownership is rare and they can only afford to have one or two children at best. To achieve what a man in 1962 made per week and to regain the standard of living of that time, the minimum wage must be increased to $40 per hour. The gradual decline over the past 60 years should be changed. Perhaps "shock treatment" that was recommended to the former communist countries in Eastern Europe by "experts" from leading American Universities, should be the guide for this sudden increase in the average (minimum) wage. Several things would happen. First, people would initially spend much more money and this would almost instantly create huge demand. At the same time, it is very possible that prices would go up, though perhaps not as fast as one might expect, since production efficiency is much greater today than in 1962. Finally, it might be necessary to implement trade barriers. This of course would run counter to the direction of globalism. Perhaps it is time to modify the notion of globalism and take into account the different global cultures, work ethics and achievements.

Remote working, office space, the diminished need for employees Frank X. Didik, January 1, 2021 It is fascinating to note that as a result of the government imposed Covid-19 restrictions, that for a period of time, an estimated 30% of the population was out of work, and yet the country did not experience any long term shortages, in any area. One might say that this is a wake-up call for companies to show them that they have too many redundant employees. read more

Does constant mask wearing reduce cognitive ability? Studies have shown that people inhale between 7% and 12% of their exhaled breath, with an accumulation of carbon dioxide. Does this cause minor cognitive loss for the wearer over time? Further, over time, the masks quickly become both moist as well as becomes a breading ground for bacteria. Also, does the additional stress on the lungs to breath through a filter effects the lungs? More studies must be performed to determine if mask wearing causes biological issues as well as psychological issues over time.

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