The Fortress of the Human: On Killability and the Illusion of Protection

The Fortress of the Human: On Killability and the Illusion of Protection

Lately, as artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes our world, there’s a growing chorus urging us to protect and celebrate what makes us uniquely human. We hear calls to huddle inside some metaphorical fortress, defining ourselves by a laundry list of traits: creativity, emotional connection, love; everything AI supposedly can’t replicate. But in doing so, we risk echoing [...]

We aren’t going to change the system. We can’t.

We aren’t going to change the system. We can’t.

We aren’t going to change the system. We can’t. The very idea that we can change the system is what keeps it intact. It feeds the illusion that we stand outside it, looking down like engineers or gods, swapping one system for another. But that separation is false. We are not outside. We are the [...]

What if climate education was part of the problem?

What if climate education was part of the problem?

What if climate education contributed to the problem of ecological breakdown? What if it just delayed the inevitable? What if it was fool’s gold? This is a call for education is service of Life, not lifestyle. Climate change as a term itself is a euphemism for what promises to be physical and biological devastation. It’s [...]