Alternative Narratives and futures

Are human beings fundamentally good and capable of change, healing, and growth? ...Or are we selfish individuals who must be kept in check?

Those who push a dark, divisive vision of humanity are highly organized in using social media to spread their stories. We must be just as strategic and collaborative in telling and amplifying stories that

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This is the Bowling Alley Theory of the Internet: that people are online purely to meet each other, and in the long run the venues where we congregate are an unimportant background compared to the interactions themselves. Did we meet on MySpace, Tinder, or LinkedIn? Does it matter?

f we want to build lasting movements that transform attitudes, behaviors, and culture (ABC strategy!), we need to organize around a shared goal.

Debemos concebir un futuro tan irresistible que despierte en la gente el deseo de hacerlo realidad: un mundo basado en la dignidad, la justicia, la igualdad, la libertad y la coexistencia. Como nos recuerdan Judith Butler y Byung-Chul Han, la imaginación y la esperanza no son ideales ingenuos; son compromisos poderosos y activos que despiertan el... See more

La insistencia en nuestro dolor impide, también, a las personas que no conocen (o, más bien, creen no conocer) a una persona trans como eso, una persona y no un objeto de curiosidad o “valentía”. Centrarse en nuestra transidad facilita la fetichización y la vulnerabilidad social, jurídica y política. Centrarse en la violencia, incluso si están... See more

In response to the ads, the tracking, the trolling, the hype, and other predatory behaviors, we’re retreating to our dark forests of the internet, and away from the mainstream.

This very email is an example of this. This theory is being shared on a private channel sent to 500 people who I know or who have explicitly chosen to receive it. This is the... See more

[Vitor] : En cambio, Leão ya no cree tan tajantemente en esa frase de «good news, no news». Hoy en día enseña ética en una universidad de periodismo y habla de esto con sus alumnos.

[Leão] : Hoy estoy convencido de que maximizamos las malas noticias en el periodismo Y esto hay que cambiar.

[Vitor] : Piensa que, de algún modo, los medios... See more

the relational perspective, is based on a core belief best expressed by Karl Popper: “While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.” This basic belief leads people to assume that we all see things others miss, that disagreements are inevitable and valuable, that those disagreements will at... See more