“Tribe” by Sebastian Junger
Tribe by Sebastian Junger is a short but surprisingly heavy book about something most modern societies have lost: a deep sense of belonging. Junger’s central idea is…
Social and Self-Help
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Humanity Is Unwilling to Change
Here’s a brief conversation between two characters in the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still. (I bring it up at the beginning of this essay because…
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Building a Collapse Community
There’s something that I say so often, I sound like a broken record: It’s better to be proactive rather than reactive. Sounds simple enough. Most people would…
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Community Fosters Accountability; and Agency
Not long after starting a community resource center, I began wondering if charity alone was really the best way to address the needs coming in week after…
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From Content… To Quality
In the modern Internet-based economy, it’s inevitable that everything be paywalled. The economy is becoming more and more built on information, and the only way to monetize…
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What You’ve Actually Done
I’ve been thinking about something lately. How much of what we “know” these days comes from watching rather than doing. We listen to podcasts. Watch videos. Read…
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The Chancellor Doesn’t Need a Broadcast
There’s a scene in V for Vendetta that I think will resonate with all of us right now. High Chancellor Adam Sutler sits at the head of…
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DE-PLATFORMED AGAIN
What incredible control we’ve handed over to technology platforms. I’ve been de-platformed from more spaces than I can count now, always for violating what they call “spam”…
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Short Essays Collection # 10
What it means to have agency… in this new world is a critical distinction in how humanity is splitting. Humanity is dividing into those that contribute meaningfully…
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Short Essays Collection # 9
“Analog 2026” The “Analog 2026” movement is a cultural trend that picked up significant momentum at the start of this year. What it is: The Analog trend…