society
When we speak of the ills of the world—violence, poverty, injustice—we are not speaking conceptually; we are talking about things that happen to bodies.
Sonya Renee Taylor • The Body Is Not an Apology
We’re wired for small, close-knit communities, but instead we’re lost in the chaos of a massive, impersonal society. It’s no wonder we’re struggling—this isn’t the environment we were built for. The cracks are everywhere. Just scroll through social media or read the comments on a political post, and you’ll see it: a storm of anger, hostility, and d... See more
Poetic Outlaws • The Comfortable Life Is Killing You
‘A lot of “people acting like fucking weirdos” can be explained by “zoo human syndrome”. This is when people’s lived environments are so antithetical to their creaturely needs that they develop all sorts of neurotic tics, much like animals in captivity. Widespread phenomena’
Nate @TornadoNate (X/Twitter)
‘the lethargy that marks most humans today is of the same flavour as a caged animal’
no grasper @nograsper (X/Twitter)
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