Currency be damned (cross post)
I’m not saying I am great with money. I could be more frugal. But as a whole the population of the Unites States is financially illiterate, to such a drastic point, most them do not realize that is what causing them so many problems. Let’s just say the older generation that doesn’t trust computers or …
Memo: “Degrowth needs more strategic planning.” – Dr. Federico Savini
From “Degrowth, legitimacy, and the foundational economy,” a Response to Yvonne Rydin common published in Planning Theory (2024) If we accept the scientific evidence that decoupling is not occurring at the speed and scale required to meet critical climate and ecological targets, then we need to talk about lowering the amount of production and consumption. …
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Reposting short note: Critical Thinking as Liberation Tool, Not Capitalist Maneuvering
From what I have been reading the last few months, here and there, capitalists are trying to modify critical thinking as a “soft skill” to navigate the global economy. Not to prioritize critical thinking as a primary skill to see through capitalism and understand the world as it really is. They will probably win in …
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The Falsehood of Author as Authority
Authority comes in the form of peacekeeping and the art of conflict resolution, not in an individual who writes five volumes on a philosophy of snake-like symbolism – all while inserting themselves into the work: a self-referential master-pretense of autography. It is one thing to illustrate, to explicate, how oppression works. It is another to …