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Now and Then: The Burning Questions

While trying to get a grasp on our liminal present, I explore its connection to the politics of ages past, as well as its potential for a revolutionary future.

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A People’s Alt-History: On the Fascinating Fiction of a Socialist US

“Socialism? In my US-based alternate history?” It’s more likely than you think! In this essay, I explore the various versions of this radical premise, eventually building towards my own spin on this narrative.

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Borrowed Thoughts: The Dao of Infra-Materialism and the De of Revolution

Based on the communist magic of Disco Elysium, I work out a Daoist philosophy of revolutionary transformation.

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Empty Notes: a BAD Perspective

In the fourth episode of my eclectic podcast, I go on an extended rant about my Buddhist-Anarchist-Daoist (BAD) philosophy, and why I believe this kind of syncretism might be valuable.

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The Future is Now: On the Anticipation of Post-capitalism

There will be a world after capitalism. What will it look like, and where can we recognize it today? I try to sort out the basics.

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Borrowed Thoughts: Freedom is Free, Nature isn’t Natural

In which I use a pernicious piece of Twitter discourse to further develop my syncretic Buddhist-Daoist-Anarchist philosophy.

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Borrowed Thoughts: The Future Will Be Everything

A short essay about philosophy, imagination, and our future climate crisis.

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Worlds Within Circles: The Concentric Method of Worldbuilding

Taking a methodical approach to the practice of worldbuilding, I bring you a fourfold philosophy for imagining the fantastical.

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Resistance Fantasies and Where to find Them: A Genre’s Past, Present, and Future

A discursive journey through the history of a genre, in the hopes of exciting its future creation.

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Tell, Don’t Game: A Medium Manifesto

A short essay about video tales, a fascinating (if yet ephemeral) undercurrent in the broad stream of gaming.

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