Heh heh, Sabine decided to "double down" on her anti-Woke / pro-capitalist takes. Probably an indirect response / reaction to a certain "Professor Dave". She´s wrong of course. Capitalism can´t stop climate change, nor is economic growth sustainable in the long run (cough cough peak oil cough). So this is just late stage cornucopian propaganda. But sure, the Big Government-regulated form of capitalism was good as long as it lasted. Until next time, one million years into the future, yes?
An old hippie from Australia talks about his 54 years "off the grid" in Auroville in India, the intentional community founded by Aurobindo´s spiritual collaborator The Mother.
Overheard on the internet (on Spiked´s website, if you must know):
I occasionally have bad dreams (I wouldn´t say outright nightmares), for instance when I haven´t eaten properly before going to bed. Funny what effect a hungry stomach can have on the subconscious! And usually I disregard such dreams and (of course) nothing happens. Indeed, I tend to forget them within five or ten minutes after waking up. I forget my regular dreams even faster.
But sometimes...I don´t know. Just the other day, I had a very strange dream filled with usual surrealist characters which nevertheless had a somewhat serious and disturbing subtext. The dream was set in a high modern society which was suddenly hit by a famine, during which most of the population starved to death. The few remnants reverted to a medieval peasant lifestyle. Clad in black, they carried out some strange ritual, pushing a large cart while holding torches. Not sure what was in the cart, though. Idols? Floatsam and jetsam? The broken parts of high tech machinery? The weirdest thing was that my "dream personality" didn´t seem to care that much, simply "witnessing" the information as if on a TV screen. Yet, in the dream, I was somehow nevertheless part of the society that had collapsed!
Not sure what this means. Probably nothing as far as "the real world" goes. I never had any predictive dreams as far as I know. But it may reflect the state my psyche is in at the moment. A quiet acceptance of the future doom of Western Modern Civilization?
Or maybe I just need to eat a quick snack before going to bed. Speaking of famines...
What the fuck...
Observera det särpräglade eko-fascistiska inslaget. Vad i allsin dar är detta för något? En pro-rysk unabombare? Förresten oklart varför han ville attackera ESC. För att han inte gillar HBT-personer?
When Dakota of Earth (the resident YouTube stoner and kook anthropologist) was 17 years old, he actually wrote a letter to Charles Manson (!) and...got a response. A very cryptic response. ATWA something. But hey, it´s Manson we´re talking about.
From the Hajnal line to the official line, LOL. I know that ChatGPT is programmed to defend "establishment science", but this is still quite interesting...
That idea — that there might be some sort of biological or genetic “overpopulation sensor” that triggers widespread fertility decline when a population grows too large — is a very popular and persistent speculation online. But in terms of actual scientific evidence, it’s basically a meme, not supported by credible data. Here’s why:
Fertility is strongly influenced by social, economic, and cultural factors
Access to contraception
Women’s education and workforce participation
Urbanization and lifestyle changes
Economic uncertainty and changing family norms
These factors explain most modern fertility declines in developed countries.
No known genetic mechanism “switches off” fertility in response to population density
Humans do not have a genetically programmed population control mechanism like some animal species with density-dependent reproduction.
Human fertility can be influenced by environmental stress, nutrition, and disease, but these effects are physiological, not a population-wide genetic response.
Evolutionary biology doesn’t support “overpopulation sensors”
Natural selection works on individuals, not populations, and it’s unlikely a genetic trait would evolve that “limits” the population in a coordinated way.
Evolutionary trade-offs favor reproduction unless there is direct environmental or physiological constraint.
Demographic transitions are well-explained by modernization theory
As societies develop economically and socially, fertility rates naturally decline.
This pattern has been documented worldwide without invoking mysterious biological controls.
It’s probably a mix of:
Misunderstandings about population biology (some animal species do show density-dependent reproduction, but humans are very different).
Intuitive but incorrect assumptions about “balance” in nature.
Attempts to find simple biological explanations for complex social phenomena.
There is no scientific evidence for a hidden biological or genetic “overpopulation switch” in humans. Modern fertility declines are best understood as outcomes of cultural, economic, and social change.
If you want, I can share studies or data showing how fertility trends correlate with education, economics, and social policies instead!
That’s a very relevant and frequently discussed question! Environmental factors—like toxins, pollutants, or lifestyle changes—do play a role in fertility trends, but they’re just part of a complex picture. Here’s a breakdown:
Evidence of declining sperm quality
Multiple studies over the last few decades have reported a decline in average sperm counts and quality in many parts of the world, especially in Western countries.
Causes are likely multi-factorial: exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (like phthalates, BPA), lifestyle factors (smoking, obesity, stress), and pollutants.
Microplastics and emerging concerns
Microplastics are an emerging environmental threat, but scientific understanding is still limited.
Lab studies suggest microplastics and associated chemicals can disrupt hormone systems in animals, but direct evidence for widespread impact on human fertility is not yet conclusive.
Other environmental toxins
Heavy metals (lead, mercury), pesticides, air pollution, and industrial chemicals have documented negative effects on reproductive health.
These factors can reduce fertility by damaging sperm, eggs, or affecting hormonal regulation.
Lifestyle and socioeconomic factors often dominate
Even where toxins exist, social and behavioral changes (delayed childbearing, fewer desired children, contraception) explain the majority of fertility declines.
Toxin effects are usually additive or contributing factors, not the primary driver.
They might contribute to declining fertility rates by lowering reproductive health in some individuals.
But fertility trends are heavily influenced by human choices and societal factors (education, economic security, gender roles).
Environmental toxins alone are unlikely to explain large-scale, sustained demographic declines without social factors.
There is growing scientific concern about environmental pollutants harming reproductive health.
But demographic crises are complex and result from many interacting biological, environmental, and social factors.
More research is needed, especially on newer threats like microplastics.
If you want, I can help find recent studies on sperm quality trends, endocrine disruptors, or environmental impacts on fertility!
That idea—of Gaia as a living, conscious entity acting to “cull” or control humanity through phenomena like demographic decline and climate change—is definitely a fringe or speculative belief, but it does show up with some regularity in certain New Age, deep ecology, and radical environmentalist circles. Here’s a bit more context:
The concept of Gaia was popularized by scientist James Lovelock in the 1970s as the “Gaia Hypothesis”: Earth as a self-regulating system maintaining conditions favorable for life.
This is a scientific metaphor, not implying consciousness or intentionality.
However, some New Age thinkers and eco-spiritual movements have anthropomorphized Gaia as a goddess or conscious entity.
The notion that Gaia might “reject” or “cull” humans due to our environmental damage is not a mainstream scientific or environmentalist idea.
It’s more common in radical eco-spirituality, deep ecology philosophies, or certain apocalyptic and mystical beliefs.
Sometimes it’s expressed metaphorically, other times more literally, suggesting Earth “fights back” against human overpopulation and destruction.
It’s not widespread in mainstream environmentalism or most New Age groups, but it has a noticeable presence in some fringe circles.
Some radical eco-activists may implicitly or explicitly embrace ideas about Earth’s “self-defense.”
It’s often part of larger critiques of human hubris and calls for deep systemic change.
| Aspect | Reality |
|---|---|
| Gaia Hypothesis (Lovelock) | Scientific metaphor: Earth’s systems self-regulate |
| Gaia as conscious goddess | New Age, spiritual belief, not scientific |
| Gaia “culling” humanity idea | Fringe/ radical eco-spiritual circles |
| Mainstream science & enviro groups | Reject intentional Earth “agency” |
The idea of Gaia “wanting” to reduce humanity is mostly a symbolic or mystical worldview, not evidence-based science. It’s present in some New Age or radical green subcultures, but it remains a fringe belief rather than a common or mainstream one.
If you want, I can share more about the Gaia hypothesis itself, or about how ecological movements vary in their spiritual beliefs!
I must have had a bad day on August 26, 2020. Look what I wrote...
>>>What if Pinochet or Pol Pot becomes only alternatives on a planet with wars, pandemics, locust swarms, heat waves and extreme weather events? "Tired of winning yet?" Next intelligent species on planet Earth: cockroach fairies who emerge in 3000 AD to claim everything?
>>>Bet you didn't see that coming, huh?
>>>How wild is deep ecology? What if nature doesn't want to be redeemed? Or if its redemption looks very different from that proposed by Paul in the Bible? How does the redemption of Nature look like? No humans, hotter climate, more carbon dioxide in the air?
>>>Bet you didn't see that coming.
Never heard of this case before. Some kind of ersatz Unabomber? Did the greener portion of the anarchist subculture just got a new cause célèbre? Or no?
My man Formscapes covers a lot of ground in this one hour-long video (which
is actually quite short for this content-creator). In fact, it´s very difficult
to review or even summarize this material! Think Jung, a somewhat idiosyncratic
Christianity, side glances to Rupert Sheldrake, and a whiff of Romantic
primitivism…but no overt references to Whitehead this time.
Life and intelligence are qualitatively different from mere physical
matter, but nevertheless intertwined with it, the cosmos having a dark dimension
marked by death. Somehow, we have to confront this Shadow, integrate it, and
thereby achieve a (non-metaphorical?) redemption in which matter is
spiritualized. One aspect of this is to embrace life even in its present non-redeemed
form. Organisms live in a quasi-conscious balance with each other and the
surrounding environment, the purpose of life hence not being to simply replicate
and devour. Malthusianism and “survival of the fittest” is a projection of
capitalism onto the natural world.
Neo-Darwinism and materialism lead straight to Ray Kurzweil´s trans-humanism
and the glorification of AI and other machines. This is really a bizarre death
cult. Kurzweil´s dream of an artificially recreated version of his father is a demonic
inversion of Christianity: “God may be dead, but we can resurrect Him”.
Formscapes even implies that such an AI may be a literal evil spirit (an “archon”).
In the same way, a zombie is a kind of inversion of a truly resurrected human.
The content-creator speculates about a “fall” of humanity around the
time of the Neolithic revolution, and also associates it with the abandonment
of matriarchal goddess-worship. The nurturing mother becomes the devouring
demon Lilith as humans see themselves as betrayed by the Goddess (representing
Nature or the Earth). This primordial “fall” has affected all humans ever
since. The exact nature of our redemption is never spelled out, but it´s
implied that it might be dealt with more fully in future videos…
A message to all privileged middle class bastards who constantly hector the rest of us about our "immoral carbon footprints" and claim "solutions exists"...
Stop your fucking coping. I´m not interested. There are no solutions, unless you want everyone to become a subsistence farmer. I have no such plans, and last time I looked, neither did you.
But perhaps you want us to become farmers, so you don´t have to?
Request denied. We might even expropriate your wind farms!
"The Wild Hunt" seems to be a Woke Neo-Pagan on-line publication, but on *this* issue, they side with the evil minions of Conspirituality (and the pre-2020 Woke-ish counter-culture). Interesting...
"The Leopard Rocks" is a documentary about leopards living in the Aravalli mountains of Rajasthan in northwestern India. I´m not an expert on leopards, but apparently the big cats in this particular region are unusually gregarious. They live in caves in the hills and supposedly never attack the humans in the area.
The documentary tries to paint a picture of primitive shephards living in balance with Nature, but this is obviously a truth with some modification. The area is advanced enough to have a large dam providing water during the dry season, the lack of suitable prey animals for the leopards suggests human impact on the surrounding environment, and when leopards sneak into the villages to abduct and kill farm animals, the local business community pays the poor farmers money in compensation so they won´t hunt the leopards. Why? Because of tourism, that´s why.
The balance around the Leopard Rocks seem very precarious.
Other highlights include Hanuman langurs (yes, they really do live around a temple on one of the rocks), the striped hyena (they, too, are gregarious in this particular region), the mongoose, peacocks, parakeets and antelopes. Frankly, the langurs and the temples were more interesting than the big cats, but that´s me!
End of reflections.
I still remember this episode. Jerry Springer himself considered it the worst episode ever. "Worst" as in the most crazy and unruly guests. Not shown here is how the "suicide cult" threw rubber chickens on the audience!
My guess is that the Church of Euthanasia wasn´t really a cult, but rather an avant-garde art collective. If their performance art was funny, is perhaps another thing entirely...
I almost prefer dwarf wrestling.
An interesting essay signed John Michael Greer, which is both very radical and very moderate at the same time.
While rejecting the present-day environmentalist movement as completely integrated into the corporate-statist system, JMG´s solution isn´t outright primitivism but rather a kind of decentralized conservation of natural resources for the benefit of both animals, plants and - surprise - humans. Indeed, humans can improve a natural wasteland and make it more ecologically diverse. Note JMG´s reference to "Dune"!
I´m not optimistic, to be honest, but sure, it´s worth reading. And perhaps trying...
Previously posted on December 10, 2021 under a different title. For some reason, I feel like reposting this now...
Paul Kingsnorth is a British writer and former Green activist. His most well known book seems to be "Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist" (I haven´t read it). I never heard of the man before I read his recent essay "The Vaccine Moment" about how the COVID pandemic is used by the establishment to adopt increasingly authoritarian forms of control.
The "documentary" linked to above is really an extended interview with Kingsnorth, who currently resides in Ireland together with wife and kids. I assume it summarizes the main points of this thinking, except maybe on one issue. Kingsnorth says very little about his spiritual quest. I don´t know what exact religious views he had in 2019, when the interview was presumably taped, but he has moved from atheism to Buddhism, Wicca and Orthodox Christianity (in that order).
Kingsnorth gave up on really existing environmentalism some time ago. He controversially asserts that climate change can´t be stopped. The protests against it will inevitably fail, since most people with a non-sustainable lifestyle don´t want to change. (I assume Kingsnorth believes that the poor in the global south really want to transition to the same non-sustainable lifestyle as people in the global north already enjoy.) The industrial machine will continue to feed on the world´s resources and destroy the climate until it simply collapses, an event that may lay about 100 years into the future. Climate change and all its attendant problems thus doesn´t have a solution, per se, but is rather a predicament we have to cope with as best as we can. Kingsnorth´s own way of coping is to live as sustainably as possible on a farm, grow his own vegetables, plant trees, and homeschool his kids.
Kingsnorth believes that the environmentalist movement has sold out to the technocratic-capitalist system it was intended to fight. It thinks climate change can be stopped by an "alternative" form of industrialization, for intance by massive investment in wind farms, which destroy the environment and can´t really replace fossil fuels anyway. Meanwhile, "sustainability" has become a business idea, with every corporation having its own green-washing officer. The affluent middle class tries to relieve itself of guilt by buying itself into "sustainability" through electric cars and the like. Even if succesful, this would simply lead to a technocratic world in which humans are controlled by their own machines, and nature is super-exploited almost into oblivion.
But it can´t succeed, since the Western Idea of Progress is a myth, a kind of "religion" of modernity. The fervor around fusion power or a manned mission to Mars, which are both impossible, show that we are dealing with an irrational faith. The belief in quick techno-fixes is ultimately hollow, since our civilization lacks a real sacred core. In this interview, Kingsnorth says he isn´t sure what kind of spiritual tradition we should adopt, only that it has to be nature-centered and based on the idea that humans are mortal parts of a larger web of life. He positively references Thomas Berry, a Christian theologian who sounds almost like a Green pantheist.
There was a time when I couldn´t stand people like Kingsnorth. He is an almost stereotypical "demoralized former leftist" who leaves the Movement and the Struggle in favor of purely individual solutions of the most petit bourgeois kind imaginable. The farm thing isn´t particularly original! But what if he is right? When French anarcho-Bordigist Camatte left the left to join a survivalist commune in the Cevennes during the 1970´s, it was easy to see him as a kookish quitter. The 2020´s are somewhat different. What if the real kooks are the people who continue protesting in the streets in the belief that somehow they can save the world within ten years? Or convince the politicians and green-washing capitalists to do it for them...
Maybe one day we will end up on the farm next to Kingsnorth´s...
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>>>The year is 2028. >>>Meghan Markle is running for president as a Woke Neoreactionary. >>>Her platform: Scrap the constitution (1619 project), landback, eco-fascism, and restoration of monarchy as the solution to America's woes. >>>MANY people will support her.
