I'm the first to admit that I'm embittered by society. I read stories about shit that goes down in London and feel thankful I'm not there. When I'm back in England I feel something between disgust and pity towards most of the people I see. I couldn't actually watch some "16 and pregnant" shit on TV the other night; I just don't want to deal with that. I'm happy to be surrounded in this cocoon in Singapore for the moment. It's not (for once) an elitist and egotistical thing.

We (and I include myself, you and the person sitting next to you here) have become reliant on an enforced social structure. From the left wing cries of financially supporting those who won't support themselves all the way to people having 'job descriptions'. I long to run a company where the employees define the jobs, where anyone can identify a need - from finance to front line - and do something about it, but I digress...

If you don't follow Tim O'Reilly on Twitter (http://twitter.com/timoreilly) then you should. Despite being one of those people you're unlikely to have heard of but have enabled and defined the world you take for granted, he seems (having never met the guy) to have an infectious mix of altruism and realism.

Here's the latest thing he's shown me: http://twitter.com/timoreilly/status/20320418465

I'm as half-offended by the structure as you, but the fact is that you, me, Tim or anyone couldn't survive without the structure that many of us despise. We dream of escaping society but we have become reliant on it, so we may as well admit that and use it for good.