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Day 1741 and Land Acknowledgment

Julie Fredrickson examines Nick Land’s philosophical legacy, internet reactionary thought and futurism, and the pun of a “Land acknowledgment” as cultural commentary on ideology, identity, and digital geography

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Day 1611 and Ridiculous Remnants

I am sympathetic utopian communities of all flavors. I myself have many dystopian worries because I’d prefer those utopias. I believe we are capable of more when we work together. America is a strange coalition even when we strain at the boundaries of pluralism. It feels so hard to do this right now as we […]

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Day 1593 and American Curiosity

I’m not sure exactly how to characterize Doomer Optimism other than a kind of social club for Internet denizens that wish to retain their optimism in the face of chaos and change. It’s a very human group and I’ve enjoyed their company for years. And as humans tend to do, the social circles that are […]

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Day 1571 and Townie Done Good

I am excited to be a panelist at an academic conference at my hometown’s university later this week. While I didn’t attend the University of Colorado at Boulder myself, as a townie kid it holds a special place as educational institution in my life. Their libraries lent me books, I attended events like their famed […]