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Critical Collapsology & the Future of the Left – info ahead of the Metacrisis Meeting

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Richard Hames of Novara Media and his colleague Beau-Caprice Vetch, recently wrote an essay on what they call ‘critical collapsology’ to help stimulate collapse-aware innovation on the left of the political spectrum. They write:

“The question is not “when is it appropriate to lose hope once and for all?” But, instead, when are we required to give up on the specific forms of animating hope that structured much of 19th and 20th century left[wing] thought?”

You can read their full essay here. I asked AI for an 800-word summary, including a final paragraph assessing any resonance with the ecolibertarian ideas in my book Breaking Together. It follows below. 

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Some help with being fully alive during a metacrisis and collapse

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Despite more of the world waking up to disruption and collapse, and even experiencing it, does it still feel lonely at times to live with your understanding of what’s happening? 

There are many strange ways of understanding what’s happening, which serve factional interests and prejudices (something I call ‘collapsis’). 

Then there are people who seem to have adjusted to this upsetting situation by prioritising being nice to their online connections and not getting into difficult activities like resisting oppression or addressing their own impacts in the world. 

But if we feel alienated we won’t be as present to possibility as we could be. And we won’t enjoy the capabilities and blessings that we still have. So, if you want to enjoy being curious, radical and fully engaged in this metacritical era of collapse, I’m inviting you to join a small community of likeminds. 

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