Ernest Borowski
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Ernest Borowski
The Case for Reckless Climate Optimism
climatealmanac.org
The word “essay” has a brilliant etymological journey. It is derived from essayer in French, meaning ‘to endeavour’ or ‘to attempt’ or ‘to do one’s utmost.’ An essay, in other words, is a humble, tentative effort. When we write essays we are simply trying to explain our thoughts, trying to share our feelings, trying to connect with others.
If we don’t have a relationship with the living world, how are we going to protect it? We can know all the facts about climate change, but if we don’t love nature, if we really don’t have any relationship with other forms of life, how are we going to stand for them?
The Editors of Grow Magazine • Democratizing Biology through Informal Learning
Extinction Internet
Geert Lovink discusses the decline of internet culture, highlighting issues like entropy and platform dominance, while emphasizing the need for alternatives, degrowth, and a collective reimagining of digital spaces for a sustainable future.
networkcultures.orgPewnie, chcielibyśmy czytać dłużej i częściej sięgać po wartościowe teksty, a przynajmniej bogate językowo. Niestety król internetu nie dopuszcza nas do swojego panelu sterowania. Nie można zresetować tej absurdalnej sytuacji i wyczyścić dziwnych ciasteczek w naszej percepcji odpowiedzialnych za małe dopaminowe eksplozje podczas oglądania (nowych!)... See more
Katarzyna Janota • Na zawsze gdzie indziej / Literatura / dwutygodnik.com
Fisher-Designer-Communism
Mark Fisher discusses the concept of designer communism, advocating for luxury as a shared experience while critiquing capitalism's artificial scarcity and its impact on creativity and social belonging.
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