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On Nonscalability: The Living World Is Not Amenable to Precision-Nested Scales
The document explores how scalability, the ability to expand without changing the framework, has shaped modern projects, economies, and knowledge, leading to a loss of transformative diversity.
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Morton schreef eerder in Being Ecological (2019) dat het betrekkelijk eenvoudig is om van de natuur te houden als een ontzagwekkende, open ruimte, maar dat het een stuk ingewikkelder wordt wanneer we ons richten op de verontrustende, afschrikwekkende wezens met een minder menselijk gezicht die haar eveneens bevolken. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan kernafval
... See moreLisa Doeland • Apocalypsofie (Dutch Edition)
There will be dust. There is always dust. By that I mean there is always time, and materiality, and decay. Decomposition and damage are inescapable. There is always the body, with its smears and secretions and messy flaking bits off. There is always waste and it always has to be dealt with, and shipping it out of sight overseas to the developing... See more
Places Journal • Maintenance and Care
The Liminality of Waste more Generally
Waste is a socially and culturally constructed idea shaped by human perceptions of value.
• It is defined by what we no longer want or find useful, such as outdated electronics or food scraps.
• This perception is influenced by consumer culture, convenience, and a desire for novelty.
• Factors like the "out of
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