by Geoffrey Chia This essay was written in April 2012 when Geoffrey Chia had given up any hope that systematic transformation of the GIMME establishment was possible and therefore became convinced that collapse was guaranteed (but had not yet come…
I'm routinely accused of cherry picking information about climate change. I plead guilty, with the following 1,000-word disclaimer and recognition that everybody else picks cherries, too. One of the differences between me and the others: I admit my bias, and…
by Ray Jason at The Sea Gypsy Philosopher As the old man’s cayuco nudged up alongside AVENTURA, I sensed that there was something different about him this morning, but I couldn’t quite place what it was. He greeted me with…
by Jonathan DeJong I wrote this essay for a collapsitarian group I belong to on Facebook. I was struck by the myriad little kingdoms even we climate-aware folks have compartmentalized ourselves into. I was somewhat despondent at the lack of…
by Geoffrey Chia The genesis for this ancient essay arose during internet discussions with the "meaning of life and everything society" or MOLES chat group under the pseudonym Gandalf. Many years later his essay was published in the Australian Rationalist…
by Eamon Farrelly Solving a problem relies first upon a trustworthy identification of the problem. This can be easy with simple problems, like a flat tire. It can be extremely difficult with complex problems such as climate change or the…
Twelve original poems by Jason Frank COBBLESTONES I don’t know, but I’ve been told The streets in Heaven are paved with gold. They wrote that in the Holy Writ When Italy was paved with shit, Mud and blood and bricks…