Culture

Our emerging common culture is chillingly nihilistic.

“Nihilism,” according to the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, is “not only the belief that everything deserves to perish; but one actually puts one’s shoulder to the plough; one destroys.” A nihilistic culture is defined by the drive to destroy, by the will to power. And that definition now describes the American nation. The evidence for this? Consider

Capitalism

In a Society Defined by Consumption

In a global society defined by consumption rather than production, voters loathe price increases and are ready to punish rulers who preside over them.  Perhaps America elected a dictator because Frosted Flakes hit $7.99 at the grocery store. How do we move to a different model? A world defined by consumption is not sustainable. And

Media

The Medium Really is the Message

Mediums matter more than content; it’s the common rules that govern all creation and consumption across a medium that change people and society. Oral culture teaches us to think one way, written culture another. Television turned everything into entertainment, and social media taught us to think with the crowd.

Hate

Christianity has been reduced to just a political identity

Christianity has been reduced to just a political identity, a toxic identity at that. It is merely a hateful political tool, a reactionary brand. Christianity, indeed most religions, are a means of oppression, a means of exclusion, and a primary weapon of spreading hate and fear.

Capitalism

Wealtherty

Wealtherty is the state or condition of prosperity in abundance of possessions or riches, plus concomitant political power and influence, and resultant risks to the democratic process. This articulation assumes that the social (of social policy) is made up of richer and poorer people. It assumes that there is such a thing as morally and

Corporate Greed

Technofeudalism

The revolution has already occurred—and while capitalism lost, communal ownership certainly did not win. Capitalism died when the physical means of production—machines, factories, and services—were superseded by virtual platforms that, in feudal style, seek “rent” rather than surplus profit derived from labor. Technofeudalism, a system dominated by enormous companies existing largely online that transform users