Category: The Beautiful and The Doomed
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Keywords For The Apocalypse
I’m taking inspiration for this project from one of the great rhetoricians of the twentieth century, Raymond Williams. And If you’re not sure exactly what a rhetorician is supposed to do, basically they study how people actually understand the stuff…
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You Bet Your Sweet Release I’m A Commoner
You Bet Your Sweet Release I’m A Commoner Full disclosure: this little what-have-you is where I’m gonna lay out my personal political agenda – and don’t worry it’s pretty simple. The World is complex, but how humans should relate to…
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Doomer’s Guide Pt 14: One Last Call to Pack, Then I’m Good…
There. That’s my last lament, now time for one final call to pack. And don’t worry, it’s still chock full of lament. As if. Overall, I feel that I did an A for Adequate job on answering the question “wtf…
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Doomer’s Guide Pt 13: “Global Warming”… “Climate Change”… Planet Death
I think before we try to reorient ourselves, it behooves us to get a better grip on the actual real landscape of the twenty-first century that we all have to navigate. And in fact here we need to recognize the…
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Doomer’s Guide Pt 12: Some General Outlines Of The Big Picture (Spoiler Alert: It Ain’t Lookin Good For Ya, Pal)
Anyway, shall we apply this distinction to “seeing the big picture”? Let’s. A lot of people are good at seeing the big picture of their everyday world – the political, social, economic landscapes that have been the part of a…
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Doomer’s Guide Pt 11: Let Them Cook!
Before we hop back in, let’s continue the q&a portion for just a sec longer. I bet some of you not-quite doomers might be thinking: “Eh, this shit is no big deal, anyone can look at different parts of the…
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Doomer’s Guide Pt 10: A Quick Metaphor About Metaphors
*many readers at this point*: “Hey, Nat, why tf do you mix so many metaphors? Idk seems kinda sloppy.” *me*: why do you like dry ass bougie English? Huh? Seriously though, I like metaphors – they’re part of the beauty…
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Doomer’s Guide Pt 9: Why So Many People Want To Take A Big Poo On The Big Picture
So, I’m thinking that some further explanation about seeing The Big Picture could be helpful at this point. Either way, you’re gettin it lol.. First off, seeing The Big Picture (in my sense here) is not something that people naturally…
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Doomer’s Guide Pt 8: Battle of the Century (TM): Seeing VS Believing Edition
battle of the centuryTM Seeing vs Believing Edition as the pox unfolds, there is an epidemic of cognitive dissonance that may just be our greatest obstacle to actually getting a living future The next big battle of the centuryTM takes…
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Doomer’s Guide Pt 7: Battle of the Century (TM): The Doomers VS the Deathcultists Edition
battle of the centuryTM The Doomers vs The Deathcultists Edition In the battle for “what comes next”, Not Everyone Who Sees The Big Picture is on the same side choosing sides in the first battle of the centuryTM So, what…
