Although society at large will never find the courage to acknowledge its existential descent, there is a growing unspoken feeling that something is fundamentally wrong with “The World”: it has simply stopped making sense. Today I pose the question: did it ever make sense? Many try to rationalise today’s state of the world as a … Continue reading Finding Meaning in An Increasingly Absurd World
For a society that does everything in its power to distract itself from its mortal predicaments, it is an irony that it is host to an economic system which worships death through and through, down to the core operating principles of its foundation. Capitalism is a funeral business enriching itself through extinction, extraction and inequality. … Continue reading YOLO Economics: The Macabre Business Continuity Plans of Necrocapitalism
Every society we create sooner or later faces the challenge of keeping up with an escalating demand for resources. Although there is an immense drive to acquire more, there is never any strategy to conserve or manage what is already there. Degrowth may be omnipresent in nature, but it has never been accomplished in a human … Continue reading History Will Not Repeat Itself
Watch this presentation by renowned ecologist, ecological economist and professor Dr William Rees where he takes us on a fantastic journey into the defects of the human brain. He is absolutely brilliant, and it is an honour to hear him mention some of my work and talk about my concept of the "10-minute brain" (at … Continue reading The 10-Minute Brain has its 10 minutes
As the tariffs begin to bite, there is so much that we, ordinary consumers, can do to both survive a world of impossibly inflated prices, as well as teach the brands who stole our democracy and social benefits a big lesson. This is not just about Elon. Because behind each of your favourite products there … Continue reading Resisting the Oligarchy means Resisting the World’s Biggest Brands
Sometimes we choose self-sabotage over fighting a battle we can’t win. Giving up is a desperate but effective attempt to convince ourselves that we still have full control: we lost the battle not because we lost it, but because we chose not to fight it. Or at least, that’s what we tell ourselves. Defeatism is … Continue reading The Joy of Self-Destruction
As civilisational collapse becomes supercharged and at the same time concealed by social media algorithms, it is more urgent than ever to understand how the social media phenomenon got us here, rather than surrender to the unreality of the mirror world that has seized control of individuals and society. As with other innovations, our dependence … Continue reading Social Media: A Brief History of The Mirror World
Elon’s Swasticars did not become fascist overnight. They were all along part of a system which breeds fascism and green fairy tales in order to boost profits and keep fattening the oligarchs. Replacing fossil fuel-powered cars with electric vehicles addresses neither traffic congestion nor carbon emissions. Electric vehicles enter the market as brand new cars … Continue reading Lifecycle of a Swasticar
When I was growing up, one of the stereotypes, fair or unfair, we always said about Americans was that they’ll sue someone at the drop of a hat, for silly stuff. Even then, it was clear that litigation was being used not as a vehicle for justice, but as a weapon of revenge and extortion. … Continue reading The Land of “I Will Sue You” Is No More
As the US becomes an authoritarian dictatorship wielding all instruments of fear it possibly can, reports in mainstream news networks have begun flooding in of tourists with valid US visas being detained for lengthy periods for no valid reason: Lucas from Germany, 16 days detention Jasmine from Canada, 12 days detention And this: French scientist … Continue reading The Economics of Incarceration: Detention Capitalism Is Here, No One Is Safe.
George Tsakraklides 