The belief that a small group of individuals forming a “government” can be trusted to represent the best interests of its people has been one of the most disastrous leaps of faith our civilisation ever took. Some may argue that as our societies grew, we had no choice but to form administrative superstructures that could … Continue reading Governments: Did We Ever Really Need Them?
Any species subscribing to narratives of its supremacy over other species will sooner or later fall prey to identical narratives within its own society. It was unavoidable therefore that the myth of human supremacy would be cloned and reproduced across social strata: racial supremacy, income supremacy, cultural, gender and straight supremacy are mere versions of … Continue reading Capitalism Doesn’t Want You To Survive What’s Coming
This newsletter is my main income. It is FREE to subscribe to, but made possible by the generosity of paid members. If you’d like to support my work please consider a paid subscription. Thank you. As societies grew into increasingly complex economies, the need for specialised skills gave rise to specialised humans. Each successive era … Continue reading Laboured To Extinction: How We Became the Planet of the Working Zombies
If you want to encourage my voice, please support my work by becoming a paid subscriber to this newsletter so that it can continue. I have minimal overheads, no sponsors I sell myself to, bosses who tell me what to write (or NOT write), or staff I have to pay. I’m here for you, raw … Continue reading A Brief History of the Dopamine Dystopia: Social Media, AI and Frankenpolitics Laboratories
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
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
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
original link The smell of formaldehyde may be nauseating and the cold white flickering light above incredibly unkind, but this is an opportunity I wouldn’t miss for the world: as I prepare to put my hypoallergenic nitrile gloves on, get ready to dive deep into this corpse with me. We’re about to do an autopsy … Continue reading My Tesla “Autopsy” OP-ED at the Marketing Journal
George Tsakraklides 