I must admit I feel cynical. At 73 I’ve seen so many cycles and it’s clear that “progress” (apart from technological) is a myth. We continually fall back into primitive human behaviour, forgetting all the lessons history taught us - actually not even forgetting because it’s impossible to forget anything now with all the information out there at one’s fingertips. We’re actually wilfully ignoring it. I agree with you it has to be individual and local. We need to stop buying things, start growing our own food, becoming as self sufficient as it’s possible to be. We need to drop out, as Lennon urged us to (though he didn’t, except performatively). But I don’t think we will, because local organising is complicated and requires endless negotiation, and it means giving up our comforts, and life is so easy and convenient now with smart phones and AI. And in the meantime we’re becoming less and less literate and educated and easier to deceive. Our comforts are destroying us but I suspect we’re going to have to be driven into poverty and desperation before we feel we have nothing to lose and rebel. And by then all the wealth and power will be in the hands of the oligarchs and politicians. Think how many centuries it took for the working class to become educated enough to think for themselves and rebel. I very much hope I’m wrong. I have children and grandchildren and I fear the world they’re going to have to negotiate.
Wow! My heart is pounding, my brain exploded a while ago, and now I am breathing a bit raggedly but also filled with HOPE!!! I desperately need contact with a community of like-minded Hope-Warriors, ready to build this new world. Ethan, I pray your work sparks a tsunami of response; I pray for it and for us!
Please allow me to suggest to you a book called OAHSPE. It will clarify alot of what you're feeling and also explain some hidden ancient truths of this ongoing battle we find ourselves in. We shall overcome!
If you were to take it one step further…you manufacture your own reality.
I’ve seen a simple smile diffuse a tense situation sometimes . A human to human connection is what humanity needs (IMHO) 😄 Thanks for putting this powerful post out there.
I join the War Council with a set of tools valuable to fight the corporate take-over of our nation, our world. Unification and continued hope, no giving up-no matter how exhausted we are. Taking action by creating press conferences -like we should get so many people right now to Washington sitting on the bulldozer and preventing further destruction of WH -our house and our democratic republic will not be trampled on by the rust! Seizing every moment to ACT not just scream!
A lighthouse in the midst of the storm. This three part series is spot on. Let’s go y’all, time to take back our sovereignty and get a grip on reality. Then make concrete and deliberate changes!
A great read. I feel like once you see the patterns being used it becomes hard to keep engaging with doom content. The amounts of people who are being affected is scary and unbelievable to witness, but i do believe something better will come enough through hard times.
You are so smart! And fuck then! WE are Do-ers! I’m admin in real life and that’s transferable here! I’m ending all my memberships except here and Firebrand. This month.
Really well written, except you forgot to touch on bureaucratic violence. It is a very real thing in the USA today if you dare to stand up to them,. They took David’s Graeber’s house away from him, canceled Mark Bray’s plane tickets and they have harassed me so much that I’m building my house in Mexico and I don’t even want to come back to the USA ever again until all of the fascist idiots are in prison where they belong.
Ethan, does the gas station where you work offer insurance to part-time employees? If not, consider working at Wells Fargo, because they provide insurance for employees that are only part-time s
Far too long...obviously written for the people without a job, a family or a life.
The use of Margaret Thatcher's name is given in the wrong context since she was fighting a civil war at home and a foreign war abroad.
I'm writing in the hope that the American patriots will rise up against the swamp, defeat the democrats and the gutless republicans and bring back the pioneer spirit to the (now) disUnited States of America.
The comment is relevant. My attention span is fine...my time however is taken up with my work and my writing. Edit your posts for clarity or break them down into manageable articles.
If the information is for people who have no work, are university students or lecturers with nothing to do, then fine.
I must admit I feel cynical. At 73 I’ve seen so many cycles and it’s clear that “progress” (apart from technological) is a myth. We continually fall back into primitive human behaviour, forgetting all the lessons history taught us - actually not even forgetting because it’s impossible to forget anything now with all the information out there at one’s fingertips. We’re actually wilfully ignoring it. I agree with you it has to be individual and local. We need to stop buying things, start growing our own food, becoming as self sufficient as it’s possible to be. We need to drop out, as Lennon urged us to (though he didn’t, except performatively). But I don’t think we will, because local organising is complicated and requires endless negotiation, and it means giving up our comforts, and life is so easy and convenient now with smart phones and AI. And in the meantime we’re becoming less and less literate and educated and easier to deceive. Our comforts are destroying us but I suspect we’re going to have to be driven into poverty and desperation before we feel we have nothing to lose and rebel. And by then all the wealth and power will be in the hands of the oligarchs and politicians. Think how many centuries it took for the working class to become educated enough to think for themselves and rebel. I very much hope I’m wrong. I have children and grandchildren and I fear the world they’re going to have to negotiate.
Wow! My heart is pounding, my brain exploded a while ago, and now I am breathing a bit raggedly but also filled with HOPE!!! I desperately need contact with a community of like-minded Hope-Warriors, ready to build this new world. Ethan, I pray your work sparks a tsunami of response; I pray for it and for us!
I’m sending prayers too!!!
Please allow me to suggest to you a book called OAHSPE. It will clarify alot of what you're feeling and also explain some hidden ancient truths of this ongoing battle we find ourselves in. We shall overcome!
First documented use of the term “starship” supposedly.
What are the pluralities of metrics to measure progression and regression from complexity and ecological perspectives? https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-are-the-pluralities-of-me-XTMlx7bfTCCjJmQJi6Jytg
Read it all!
Truth. My tactic is to seek out and amplify those stories of success
If you were to take it one step further…you manufacture your own reality.
I’ve seen a simple smile diffuse a tense situation sometimes . A human to human connection is what humanity needs (IMHO) 😄 Thanks for putting this powerful post out there.
I join the War Council with a set of tools valuable to fight the corporate take-over of our nation, our world. Unification and continued hope, no giving up-no matter how exhausted we are. Taking action by creating press conferences -like we should get so many people right now to Washington sitting on the bulldozer and preventing further destruction of WH -our house and our democratic republic will not be trampled on by the rust! Seizing every moment to ACT not just scream!
A lighthouse in the midst of the storm. This three part series is spot on. Let’s go y’all, time to take back our sovereignty and get a grip on reality. Then make concrete and deliberate changes!
Yes let’s start!
A great read. I feel like once you see the patterns being used it becomes hard to keep engaging with doom content. The amounts of people who are being affected is scary and unbelievable to witness, but i do believe something better will come enough through hard times.
You are so smart! And fuck then! WE are Do-ers! I’m admin in real life and that’s transferable here! I’m ending all my memberships except here and Firebrand. This month.
Never argue with MAGA. They do not deserve our energy, and I don’t need the trauma.
Exactly why I chose “Have Hope 🤜🏽🤛🏻” as my tag line. I didn’t realize what I was saying really. I felt it before I knew it.
You want to live on $45,000 - $60,000?
I live on less than $12,000. I can't afford to support you.
Really well written, except you forgot to touch on bureaucratic violence. It is a very real thing in the USA today if you dare to stand up to them,. They took David’s Graeber’s house away from him, canceled Mark Bray’s plane tickets and they have harassed me so much that I’m building my house in Mexico and I don’t even want to come back to the USA ever again until all of the fascist idiots are in prison where they belong.
Elections in two weeks November 4, 22025:
Pennsylvania — 3 state Supreme Court Justices are incumbents. They must keep their seats or we’re screwed.
Virginia — Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General and some smaller elections that all matter or else.
New Jersey
Texas — Propositions
Ethan, does the gas station where you work offer insurance to part-time employees? If not, consider working at Wells Fargo, because they provide insurance for employees that are only part-time s
Well said Ethan
Far too long...obviously written for the people without a job, a family or a life.
The use of Margaret Thatcher's name is given in the wrong context since she was fighting a civil war at home and a foreign war abroad.
I'm writing in the hope that the American patriots will rise up against the swamp, defeat the democrats and the gutless republicans and bring back the pioneer spirit to the (now) disUnited States of America.
The comment is relevant. My attention span is fine...my time however is taken up with my work and my writing. Edit your posts for clarity or break them down into manageable articles.
If the information is for people who have no work, are university students or lecturers with nothing to do, then fine.
I can code. Please contact me.
This 👏