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Critical theory ain’t woke
As anxieties grow, people will be more vulnerable to manipulation of all kinds, with both mass media and social media providing avenues for ‘psychological warfare’ on the public by different factions of capital. So what can we do in response? Unless more of us have an awareness of how the dynamics of capitalist self-interest, and… Read more
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#ConspiracyPorn hits Hawaii and the world
In my book Breaking Together, I discuss the rise of what I call ‘conspiracy porn’ to both divide and marginalise potential opposition to corporate and state agendas. The wildly popular conspiracies about the Hawaii fires are a good case study in how people who are critical of corporate power are being deliberately misled. … Continue… Read more
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Jem’s summary of the past months, compiled Aug ’23
Every 5 months or so I send out a summary of some of what I’ve been doing. Last weekend I sent the latest… click for a quick roundup on collapse risk, readiness and response. Thx, Jem … Continue reading Jem’s summary of the past months, compiled Aug ’23 → Read more
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Regenerative Farming – it’s time!
Now that I am stepping back from academia, I’d like to tell you more about a new initiative I am co-creating. You probably know that I consider modern societies to be unravelling and won’t recover. There are many ways to respond. In my case, I am working with colleagues to grow a collapse-ready regenerative farm… Read more
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What I tweeted the day I disappeared (from Twitter)
As it is coming up to a month since I was suspended from Twitter, without any explanation or any response to my immediate appeal, I went into my account and looked at what I tweeted just before I was suspended. It might have been a complaint, or a hack, or an algorithm… but someone didn’t… Read more
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Let’s tell the moodsplainers they’re wrong and then get back to work
As we reel from the impacts of strange weather and the news of unprecedented ocean temperatures around the world, the moodsplainers are out in force. They tell us we are right to be anxious but wrong to not believe that our way of life can be saved. In their public advocacy, they’re dangerously suppressing necessary… Read more
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