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Was this the most expensive degree in the history of Universities?
Ten years ago today, the first payment of public university fees in Bitcoin was made live on stage at a festival in Paris. Bitcoin is currently around 60,000 dollars each. On May 7th 2014 it was around 430 dollars each. Would that make it the highest fee ever paid for a degree? Was the bitcoin… Read more
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Sacred Pessimism – a talk to mark 5 years of a new movement
I am just back from Budapest, where I helped to celebrate 5 years of the Deep Adaptation movement with the largest and most active national group. In this post I share some reflections, link to media about the event, and provide the text of my speech. Warmly, Jem… Continue reading Sacred Pessimism – a talk… Read more
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How do I sustain myself in these times?
In recent Q&As, I have been asked how I sustain myself in these times. I took the opportunity to reflect on how my life has evolved because of my collapse acceptance, and share that in this essay on sustaining oneself in times like these. Tomorrow is Earth Day, which marks the end of the crowdfund… Read more
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Healing Hearts – new single
My new single is out now on all major platforms. “Healing Hearts” was written after a year experiencing a lot of grief, and the lovingness that can arise when anticipating, experiencing and recovering from a great loss. Play it on a good music system! Thx, Jem… Continue reading Healing Hearts – new single → Read more
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Make Earth Day Useful – support Bekandze Farm School
Like many people, I want to respond to this era of disruption and collapse in ways that reduce harm and create possibility. That is the aim of a farm school in Indonesia that I co-founded last year. Already, we are helping more local farmers switch to organic and resilient forms of agriculture, as a basis… Read more
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Keeping your job at the end of the world (as we know it)
I hope you had a good break, whether for Easter or another reason. If you are returning to work in a career that has lost much of its meaning for you, then I hope you find this essay to provide useful input and, perhaps, provocation. Warmly, Jem … Continue reading Keeping your job at the… Read more
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