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Escaping the Algorithm, One Choice at a Time
Toward an Old Growth Society
These Notes follow my curiosity about ethical, sustainable, interconnected communities. I explore the individual in the community — and the community in its society — through a lens of ecology. Inspired by the Old Growth Initiative.
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Eggs and Names in a Vernal Pool
Some people brunch on the weekend. I wade hip-deep into methane-scented bog-holes. In this essay I discuss the pleasures of neighborhood science, the importance of learning names, and the joys of counting frog-spawn.
Up Here, We Are Human
Reject Nietzsche, return to mutuality!
The Forest for the Trees
Paint on a postal box reminds us that public space is a negotiation
Tomatoes
We’re only one hundred days into this second MAGA term and we’ve seen cruelty, disinformation, and corporate feasting.
Dandelions
Morning, friends, readers.
Springtime suggestions for sabotage
Why you should plant pear trees in a system that counts clicks
Why you think all this disaster is fine
A theory about Americans who think we're overreacting
We must do better than sidewalk hate
Confrontation can scratch an itch, but it won't bring structural change
We must organize + energize to rout Unitil
Hopelessness won't win the fight against corporate power