Being Human
Forget the glitter of tech: It’s time we got back to basics
Human, All Too Human is the somewhat haunting title of one of Friedrich Nietzsche’s books from 1878. What does it mean to be human today, … Continue reading
John Zerzan
Author: John Zerzan
How It Works
The institutions designed to control nature are destroying it
It has been said that it is easier to imagine the end of the world than it is to imagine the end of civilization or … Continue reading
Grounds for Hope
Living in a civilization of grief
Some years ago a friend said to me, “Remember, everyone’s heart is broken.” A so-called “age of grief” didn’t set in yesterday, or with the … Continue reading
(Anti-) Social Media
We need civilization to collapse
It is a madly accelerating techno-world, one of endless interruption. So-called social media have clearly made social existence worse. Popular books and articles treat online … Continue reading
Civilized, All Too Civilized
A local anarchist calls for a return to primitive living to avoid catastrophe
We want to be seen as “civilized,” not looked down upon as “primitive.” But what if we have this the wrong way round? For 99 … Continue reading
All the Lonely People
Calling for a rethinking
Henry Allen is a fairly well-known commentator on our cultural and political ways. Among his themes or interests was putting a name to various decades, … Continue reading
The Meta… what?
Welcome to virtual everything
Facebook has been renamed Meta and is poised to roll out the metaverse. Simply put, this is where digital and virtual come together, aiming at … Continue reading
Vaccines Are the Problem?
Critical thinking has gone missing
It’s said that when a big ship goes down it pulls everything down with it, sucked into a vortex. Looks to me a good metaphor … Continue reading
What’s Up With Derrick Jensen?
Anarchist John Zerzan weighs in on environmental speaker controversy
Derrick Jensen was recently dis-invited as a speaker at an event affiliated with this year’s Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene. He got the … Continue reading