CorporateNature No 135
Dung beetles are known for collecting dung and rolling it into balls which they use for food or for breeding their larvae in it. By acting out this behaviour, they play an important role in nutrient recycling: removing waste and improving soil structure and fertility. They create a level playing field out of the diverse processes in life.
2. Notepad App
The humble Notepad app performs a similar role in the computer world. By removing all formatting, fonts and styles, the Notepad programme removes the distracting bells and whistles of the internet era. This allows you to concentrate on the ideas and real writing can flourish. It is a very egalitarian and meritocratic type of tool because it makes everything equal in format.
3. Death: the ultimate leveller
People may be rich or poor while alive, but once they are dead they are equally dead and nothing else matters. This is a universal truth we often forget or choose to ignore: It doesn’t matter how much “crap” (material or otherwise) you accumulate in a lifetime, the outcome is all the same.
Dung Beetle (image source: Wikipedia)
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