Technology, Power & the Myth of Progress

Technology, Power & the Myth of Progress Contents I. Technology Is Not Neutral II. Where the Tools Are Moving Power III. Acceleration Is Not Direction IV. The Myth of Progress V. Tools for Collapse or Creation VI. Technology and Society VII. Now What? VIII. Cross-Links Are we accelerating towards rebirth or cataclysmic destruction? The dominant […]

Rebuilding Culture & Community

Rebuilding Culture & Community Contents I. When Meaning Is Lost II. Localism III. Ancestral and Indigenous Blueprints IV. Ritual, Story, and Shared Myth V. The Tools VI. Constraints VII. Rebuilding Community VIII. What This Means For Us IX. Cross-Links You cannot rebuild the world, but you can rebuild your street.  Sociological entropy, fragile centralisation, and […]

Utopia, Dystopia, and the False Binary

Utopia, Dystopia, and the False Binary Contents I. The Utopian Trap II. The Dystopian Trap III. Star Trek, Black Mirror, and the Stories That Shape Belief IV. Collapse as Bifurcation V. Realism VI. Future Visions VII. What This Means VIII. Cross-Links One promises a perfect world; the other forecasts doom. One story we are told […]

Death is Not the End

Death is Not the End Renaissance as Rebirth Contents I. Breakdown Clears Space II. Why Breakdown Breeds Creation III. What Survives the Fall IV. The Individual in a Mass Renewal V. The Sober Clause: Rebirth Is Not Guaranteed VI. How Civilisations Rebirth: the Cheat Sheet VII. What This Means VIII. Cross-Links When the old structure […]

Collapse & Complexity

Collapse & Complexity Contents I. Complexity Has a Cost, and the Bill Comes Due II. The Hidden Cost of Hierarchy III. Fragility, Overshoot, and the Brittleness of the Optimised IV. Elites, Extraction, and the Wealth Pump V. The Psychology of Living Inside It VI. Are We Already Inside It? VII. Societal Collapse 101 VIII. What […]

The Religiosity Cup

The Religiosity Cup Contents I. What the Vessel Was For II. What Is Worth Drinking The Ethical Core: How to Treat One Another The Contemplative Core: How to Steady the Mind The Meaning and Belonging Core: How to Bear a Life III. Why You Must Not Binge IV. How to Drink Well V. Cross-Links A […]

Language & Meaning

Language & Meaning Contents I. The Water We Swim In Words Carve Up the World Does Your Language Trap Your Thought? When the Problem Is the Words II. Making Sense of It All Where Meaning Comes From The Responses to the Void Building Meaning Deliberately Cross-Links The medium we think in, and the meaning we […]

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 Start Here: How Complex Societies Come Apart Tainter, J. (1988). The collapse of complex societies. Cambridge University Press.  The keystone. Societies add complexity to solve problems, complexity yields diminishing energy returns, and collapse is the rapid simplification that follows when the upkeep outruns the benefit. Dry but indispensable, and the closest […]

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 […]