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i find myself thinking about this book constantly. kind of about human waste and how it defines our interaction with and destruction of our natural environment. it’s definitely a blackpill but it’s kind of beautiful as well.
Sep 20, 2022
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by Alexis Shotwell
A non-fiction rec for U! How might we change systems that we are already complicit in and compromised by? Grapples with settler colonialism, pollution, and climate change in ways that do not make me feel hopeless. Where my interest in SF (science fiction, speculative fiction, speculative futures) began.
Jun 5, 2024
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this book has galvanized me to change something about my lifestyle/outlook in a way no book has in a loooong time. if you’ve ever wondered what a solution to the climate crisis could look like that doesn’t rely on the state enforcing top-down solutions at the cost of individual liberties, doesn’t rely on capitalist corporations selling you technology to profit from crisis and that causes exploitation in the foreign countries where its raw materials are extracted from, doesn’t divert responsibility onto individuals by insisting it’s your fault for not using metal straws, and doesn’t bank on wishful thinking that AI will provide a lifestyle of luxury for all, but that instead emphasizes reprioritizing connection to community and communal self governance, meaningful labor and a sustainable work life balance, the human right to their environment, and an economic shift towards prioritizing practical use over scarcity-based profiteering, then this book is for you. we will have to stop growing our global economy though, but it’s actually going to be better that way.
May 30, 2024
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if you want to feel hopeful and unified with other humans
Empire of Pain - Patrick Radden Keene - if you want to feel the opposite of hope about the nature of humans - very interesting and important to learn about how the greed of the Sackler family, doctors, legislators and more contributed to the opioid crisis
Outline - Rachel Cusk - basically just a story of a woman having conversations with people about the human condition
Nov 27, 2024
Top Recs from @cole-smith
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the public face of the organization responsible for untold human atrocity. it’s so on-the-nose that it almost feels like satire at times. most of the comments are people looking to join. sometimes i honestly can hardly believe it exists. i wonder who runs it
Sep 20, 2022
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i love this podcast. it was recommended to me by a friend. they talk about social ecology, anarchist utopianism, library socialism, labor, and a lot more. its smart, funny, and generally pretty comprehensive, it’s cool
Sep 20, 2022
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a very strange and unique album, highly recommend.
Sep 20, 2022