Alternative Narratives and futures

Was hope a factor for you? Did hope operate as a motivation for some part of your movement?

When we started, society was largely in a state of despair and apathy. And that is why we decided to use hope as one of our major forms of messaging. People were like, “How can you be hopeful? It looks like things are getting worse by the day.” But we didn’t ... 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 busc... 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 ti... See more

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 d... See more

Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you wi... See more

We're really open to trying to understand the ways in which platforms can be designed, that will simultaneously promote people being more civil with each other, while reducing the things that platforms seem to be more concerned with, which is getting rid of hate speech and harassment and bullying and misinformation.

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

Today’s political landscape is shaped by forces investing heavily in spreading fear and division. Given that fear is a dominant force in our culture, it’s no surprise that it defines much of our politics.