Critical thinking is Punk these days. I appreciate your perspective and I think the more we adopt punk attitudes across disciplines, the more successful any kind of resistance to the polycrisis might be!
Broadly I agree with this! The caveat I’d add is that social media isn’t just about 1:1 interactions. There’s also the question of public signaling. We need to see each other arguing forcefully for the futures we deserve. That’s not an exhortation for “my way or the highway” thinking, but rather for rigorously researching your position and advocating for the strongest, most sensible & equitable ideas rising to the top. Because not all ideas have the same clarity of thought & preparation, and many ideas floating out there right now are harmful.
thanks for responding - broadly i agree with your response. rigorously researched clarity can and sometimes do rise albeit we need to account for the unintentional "I know best" subtext with which its often received, resulting in resistance to listen, to consider, to change one's mind. social media needs to Convene Conversations opening a space for disagreeing while each person experiences shared commonalities, especially with "others"
Heck yeah! Let’s Go! Let’s bring back the edupunk scene! I am so here for this man. Punk rock is the correct choice in these situations. Let’s chat sometime!
I absolutely love this idea and direction! And my first band was a punk band, by the way ;) I couldn't agree more.
I've become frustrated with hearing so little discussion/critique of where popular movements (on both ends of the political spectrum) go off-the-rails and should be held to account. You're proposing what could be an excellent correction.
"Unfortunately" I agree with basically everything you wrote :) But I think there are hard questions that still need to be asked more publicly; and perhaps we might have different intuitions about them? Human population overshoot? Codified carbon emission targets that *completely ignore* the urgently-needed reductions in energy consumption? The resulting destroying/degrading of remaining ecospheres in the greenwashed name of "renewable" energy (if we're lucky)? Appropriate - or even realistic - role of nuclear energy going forward? What roles should prescribed burning play in forest land management?
There are SO many topics to be dug into. And with another year passed, the time with which to bring the damaged aircraft of human civilization in for an emergency landing before we actually run out of fuel and crash is shrinking. "Urgent Futures" is a well-chosen name.
I'm not sure a comment section is the best place to explore these items :) Is there a preferred way I could send you thoughts and you could initiate further discussion, if you were so inclined?
Critical thinking is Punk these days. I appreciate your perspective and I think the more we adopt punk attitudes across disciplines, the more successful any kind of resistance to the polycrisis might be!
Made me think of this song. Thanks for sharing!
https://youtu.be/-rJ7DR0X9kw?si=a3TA_B31K5JAXGOq
Hell yeah! One of the best albums of all time 🤘
my way or the highway, reductive thinking is ruling and ruining the world; inherently dialectic dialogue is the way through
Broadly I agree with this! The caveat I’d add is that social media isn’t just about 1:1 interactions. There’s also the question of public signaling. We need to see each other arguing forcefully for the futures we deserve. That’s not an exhortation for “my way or the highway” thinking, but rather for rigorously researching your position and advocating for the strongest, most sensible & equitable ideas rising to the top. Because not all ideas have the same clarity of thought & preparation, and many ideas floating out there right now are harmful.
thanks for responding - broadly i agree with your response. rigorously researched clarity can and sometimes do rise albeit we need to account for the unintentional "I know best" subtext with which its often received, resulting in resistance to listen, to consider, to change one's mind. social media needs to Convene Conversations opening a space for disagreeing while each person experiences shared commonalities, especially with "others"
Heck yeah! Let’s Go! Let’s bring back the edupunk scene! I am so here for this man. Punk rock is the correct choice in these situations. Let’s chat sometime!
Yeah man!! And big yes to a catchup!
I absolutely love this idea and direction! And my first band was a punk band, by the way ;) I couldn't agree more.
I've become frustrated with hearing so little discussion/critique of where popular movements (on both ends of the political spectrum) go off-the-rails and should be held to account. You're proposing what could be an excellent correction.
"Unfortunately" I agree with basically everything you wrote :) But I think there are hard questions that still need to be asked more publicly; and perhaps we might have different intuitions about them? Human population overshoot? Codified carbon emission targets that *completely ignore* the urgently-needed reductions in energy consumption? The resulting destroying/degrading of remaining ecospheres in the greenwashed name of "renewable" energy (if we're lucky)? Appropriate - or even realistic - role of nuclear energy going forward? What roles should prescribed burning play in forest land management?
There are SO many topics to be dug into. And with another year passed, the time with which to bring the damaged aircraft of human civilization in for an emergency landing before we actually run out of fuel and crash is shrinking. "Urgent Futures" is a well-chosen name.
I'm not sure a comment section is the best place to explore these items :) Is there a preferred way I could send you thoughts and you could initiate further discussion, if you were so inclined?