Technology, Power & the Myth of Progress Are we accelerating into rebirth—or just spinning faster? Focus: Techno-acceleration and cultural dysregulation Surveillance, AI, algorithmic incentives, and digital tribalism The myth of progress: linear vs. cyclical views of development Real technological wisdom = adaptive tools, not addictive toys Decentralized tech for regeneration: open-source, crypto, mesh networks Optional …
Category Archives: Death/Rebirth of Society
Rebuilding Culture & Community
Rebuilding Culture & Community You can’t rebuild the world—but you can rebuild your street. Focus: What breaks when meaning breaks: trust, tradition, cohesion The role of localism, mutual aid, place-based wisdom Indigenous and ancestral blueprints for community resilience The function of ritual, story, and shared myth in renewal Tools for real-world rebuilding (urban gardens, makerspaces, …
Utopia, Dystopia, and the False Binary
Utopia, Dystopia, and the False Binary Two illusions about the future—both missing complexity. Focus: The dangers of techno-utopia and fear-based dystopia Black Mirror vs. Star Trek: competing futures of collective imagination How fiction shapes policy and belief (narrative power) Realism: localized adaptive systems over grand idealism Collapse as bifurcation, not binary: multiple futures unfolding Optional …
Death is Not the End
Death is Not the End Renaissance as Rebirth From collapse comes compost. Focus: Historical rebirth cycles (Renaissance, Meiji Restoration, Harlem, etc.) How breakdown breeds innovation, art, and new paradigms Cultural death as a clearing: the space for spiritual and civic renewal Individual roles in mass renewal (mythological/archetypal context) What survives collapse: myth, memory, music, and …
Collapse & Complexity
Collapse & Complexity Entropy isn’t just biological—it’s civilizational. Focus: Systems theory meets collapse theory (Tainter, Greer, Diamond, Turchin) Entropy in cultural, ecological, and institutional systems The role of overshoot, fragility, centralization, and resource depletion Psychological effects of collapse (pre-traumatic stress, societal grief) Signs we’re already inside collapse—not waiting for it Optional Cheatsheet: “Societal Collapse 101: …
The Religiosity Cup
The Religiosity Cup The wisdom that used religious ideologies as vessels.
Language & Meaning
Language & Meaning Making sense of a world that has lost all meaning. Philosophy and language origins contribute towards the way that we think and operate as a society. Sensemaking 101 (Rebel Wisdom) Awakening From the Meaning Crisis https://www.meaningcrisis.co/ https://www.tiagobooks.com/blogpage/lecture-notes-of-awakening-from-the-meaning-crisis https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/149801.John_Vervaeke_s_Awakening_From_the_Meaning_Crisis
Rethinking Humanity: Five Foundational Sector Disruptions, the Lifestyle of Civilizations, and the Coming Age of Freedom
Rethinking Humanity: Five Foundational Sector Disruptions, the Lifestyle of Civilizations, and the Coming Age of Freedom Authors: James Arbib, Tony Seba Topics: Global disruption, systems thinking, and societal planning All information is attributed to the authors. Except in the case where we may have misunderstood a concept and summarized incorrectly. These notes are only for …
Death & Rebirth Resources
Death & Rebirth Resources Chaos: Making a new science A New Kind of Science A Project to Find the Fundamental Theory of Physics The Rational Optimist: How prosperity evolves The Sovereign Individual The Bitcoin Standard Scale: The universal laws of growth, innovation, sustainability, and the pace of life in organisms, cities, economies, and companies Sand …
Biohacker’s Handbook: Upgrade yourself and unleash your inner potential
Biohacker’s Handbook: Upgrade Yourself and Unleash Your Inner Potential Authors: Olli Sovijärvi, Teemu Arina, Jaakko Halmetoja Topics: Sleep, nutrition, exercise, productivity, neuroscience, physiology All information is attributed to the authors. Except in the case where we may have misunderstood a concept and summarized incorrectly. These notes are only for reference and we always suggest reading from …
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