Keely Adler

I’ve broadly come to think of collapse as the antidote to the narrative of infinite progress. The one we’re all steeped in, which tells us that with the right technology, innovation, and political party in power, we can save the way we’re living now. We won’t have to face what’s coming for us in a climate sense, and we don’t have to change anything

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Go deep on things. Become an expert. In particular, try to go deep on multiple things.

Never underestimate the attention-grabbing powers of chaos.

None of the four basic shapes of history is better than any of the others. Like in any complex field, the only way to gain a good understanding of the whole thing is to spend a lot of time studying it. But you can be smart about that, and study history in a variety of ways.

We're also thinking about what the potentials are in an online platform that is thinking about IRL connection as well.

I can respect an inability to cope. A nervous breakdown once in a while does wonders for your overall perspective.