The entirety of humanity has become one big business, and each of us is, willingly or not, part of this ever-growing, destructive, polluting, utterly pointless corporation. What is the point of working when there is hardly a job left on the planet which doesn’t guarantee the end of civilisation? The problem with jobs today is … Continue reading Planet of the Working Zombies
Ancient Greeks and many other civilisations were obsessed with the concept of “sacrifice for the greater good”. They believed that if they let go of something precious, they can earn something in return. It was a naive concept made to one’s measure: you got to pick both what you wanted, as well as what you … Continue reading Trading Corpses for Rain: How Global Capital Became a Deity
As the planet slips further into “uncharted territory”, a phrase which now almost every meteorologist uses, it is time for climate science to stop pretending: to admit, publicly, that climate science as a scientific discipline is in uncharted waters itself. This admission will never happen of course, as long as scientists want to hold on … Continue reading How Global Capital Killed Climate Science
The most successful protests in human history were led by angry mobs with simple and concrete demands: freedom, food, equality, the right to vote and so on. The anger, the urgency and the passion drove some demonstrators to even sacrifice their lives for their cause. Whether they were French peasants, African Americans, LGBTQ activists or … Continue reading Can a System Revolt Against Itself? Why Climate Protest May Be Completely Doomed.
We are all bullied into working for an economic system which in turn bullies the planet. This chain of exploitation, injustice and inequality is not simply a side effect of capitalism. It is what drives it. And like all bullies, this system depends on the subordination and psychological control of its victims. Our society is … Continue reading Bullied by Global Capital: Revolt of The Consumatrons
cont'd from Part 1 ...Killing the Thing of course suggests the collapse of many, but maybe not all, of the edifices of our civilization it depends upon. But very few admit this dark truth publicly. This is why, for every pragmatic and honest book on this subject matter, there are twenty more utopian, “hopeful” ones … Continue reading In The Grip of Necrocapitalism (Part 2)
This planet may have witnessed five major previous extinction events, but it has never been boiled before this fast, this much, for this long. A combination of ecological destruction, pollution, and the expected culmination of the climate crisis over the coming hundreds of years, constitute Earth's first ever long-range sudden systemic extinction (LRSSE) event. A … Continue reading Long-Range Sudden Systemic Extinction (LRSSE): Why This Time Will Be Different
Every economy which fails to manage its growth eventually destroys itself. Humanity has embraced continuous expansion, a concept no different than cancer. Pausing or stopping growth altogether is essential for all living organisms - and this is why every single species on this planet comes with genes that are dedicated to managing growth. Degrowth is … Continue reading Biology Lessons In Degrowth
Fat deposits in our body work exactly like a battery: whenever there is a surplus of food in our bloodstream, insulin hormone is released which diverts this food into storage. This happens within specialized cells which are able to turn carbohydrates and proteins into a molecule which is the perfect battery pack: incredibly light and … Continue reading Capitalism Is A Metabolic Disease. Welcome To Your Late Stage Economic Diabetes
The Birth of Cakeconomics Whenever I order a piece of cake at a restaurant, I always wonder how many more pieces of cake there are back in the kitchen. Not because I’m greedy but because I’m fascinated by how, from a logistics point of view, the restaurant manages to achieve that perfect goldilocks balance between … Continue reading The Birth of Cakeconomics
George Tsakraklides 