Collapse
“15 years ago, the internet was an escape from the real world. Now, the real world is an escape from the internet.”
— Noah Smith
Gurwindersubstack.comDestruction and renewal are part of the same cycle. Indigenous knowledge has always understood this. It’s not about avoiding collapse – it’s about preparing for regeneration.
– Mellisa K. Nelson
– Mellisa K. Nelson
Donations to the NRA increase 30% the year after a school shooting occurs in a county.
When cars became more fuel-efficient, we didn’t save on fuel – we just made cars bigger and drove more. This phenomenon is called the ‘Jevons Paradox’, named after economist William Stanley Jevons who observed in 1865 that more efficient coal use led to more consumption, not less.
“It feels like the world is ending.” I kept saying it even though I knew that it was kinda meaningless. So I decided to pick at it. This is basically just the discussion that’s been going on in my brain for a while now. I’ve been trying to articulate the overwhelm and dread that I’ve been experiencing and I wanted to share it with anyone who might... See more
tiktok.comThe internet has conditioned us to constantly seek new information, as if becoming a sponge of bad news will eventually yield the final piece of a puzzle. But there is also such a thing as having enough information.
Katherine Cross Rose
Conspiratorial thinking is no longer just for the tinfoil-hat crowd. The very structure of the internet encourages a kind of hyper-paranoia, where every piece of content feels like it’s leading somewhere bigger.
The way platforms serve us information—fractured, unpredictable, contextless—creates a feeling of constant destabilisation. What’s real?... See more
The way platforms serve us information—fractured, unpredictable, contextless—creates a feeling of constant destabilisation. What’s real?... See more