I normally don’t expect a nature hike in the clean suburban air of my beach town to turn into a back-to-the future, post-apocalyptic excursion into the remnants of an extinct society. But hey ho, after we had climbed up the hill, enjoyed spectacular views and traversed a forest that was literally dying for a drink of October … Continue reading They Came. They Danced. They Went Extinct
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.
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
I’ve been walking past this graffiti on the beach for years. Meters away from the surf and right on the concrete beach walk, it is highly visible to foot traffic but too boring to notice: a hasty, unimaginative execution in plain black dripping spray paint on a dystopian iron door the key to which has … Continue reading Disorder Is Their Order
The war humanity is waging on all other species has already killed much of the ecosystem. The superorganism is dying. Rather than celebrating our shared chemical and genetic lineage, we have been in war with other life forms since the beginning of time. Our track record is one of genocide and extinction, because this is … Continue reading A Civilisation Built on Conflict and Supremacy
George Tsakraklides 