Reclaiming Sanity in an Insane World Stop looking for truth in the noise

open.substack.com/pub/collapse... #Collapse #Aware #Autistic #Savant #Autodidact #Polymath #Anarchist #Earth n' #SocialSystems #Analysis Quit my #Social #Masking ages ago #Epistemic #Vice's saturate the Internet n'Public sphere of information exchange Mob psychology takes over the herds of society 🧐

#civilization #geopolitics #politicalphilosophy #historyofideas
#powerandjustice #systemsthinking #intellectualhistory #worldhistory #philosophyofhistory #religionandpolitics #sacrednarratives #legitimacy #complexsystems #civilizationaltheory #globalaffairs #politicaltheory
#socialsystems

Child Marriage Still Exists And Why Banning It Terrifies Many - Dualistic Unity Child marriage is widely condemned. International organizations denounce it. Laws are passed to ban it. Campaigns urge its end. And yet, it persists. Across regions, cultures, and belief systems, child marriage continues — sometimes openly, sometimes underground, often fiercely defended. The common explanation is ignorance or cruelty. But that explanation doesn’t hold up. Because many […]

The outrage focuses on morality, but resistance comes from survival mechanics. What breaks when economic and social scaffolding is removed?

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#SocialSystems #PsychologicalInsight

The System Is What We Are - Dualistic Unity A deep exploration of why social and political systems reflect collective psychology — and how real change begins with awareness of our own participation in the narratives that sustain them.

It’s easy to blame “the system” as something external—but what if it’s an expression of our collective behavior instead?

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#CollectiveResponsibility #SocialSystems

The System Is What We Are - Dualistic Unity A deep exploration of why social and political systems reflect collective psychology — and how real change begins with awareness of our own participation in the narratives that sustain them.

It’s easy to blame “the system” as something external—but what if it’s an expression of our collective behavior instead?

dualisticunity.com/the-system-i...

#CollectiveResponsibility #SocialSystems

The System Is What We Are - Dualistic Unity A deep exploration of why social and political systems reflect collective psychology — and how real change begins with awareness of our own participation in the narratives that sustain them.

It’s easy to blame “the system” as something external—but what if it’s an expression of our collective behavior instead?

dualisticunity.com/the-system-i...

#CollectiveResponsibility #SocialSystems

Why the Things We Need to Live Aren’t Free - Dualistic Unity Healthcare, food, water, and housing are treated as commodities instead of rights. This essay explores why scarcity was designed, who benefits, and what we’ve forgotten.

Scarcity isn’t always natural—it’s often organized. Who benefits from that arrangement? dualisticunity.com/why-the-thin... #ManufacturedScarcity #SocialSystems

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Why Girls Carry the Cost in Child Marriage - Dualistic Unity Child marriage persists not just from tradition, but from fear and systemic failure. This essay explores who it really protects and the cost.

Girls carry the cost of child marriage because their lives are treated as stabilizing forces for families, cultures, and men. Why is their sacrifice normalized?

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#GenderedBurden #SocialSystems

How bicycles were once used in underground street economies and why cities eventually cracked down.
The Drug Dealer Bicycle History is about systems, not stereotypes.
#UrbanStudies #HistoryDiscussion #CrimeHistory #SocialSystems #CityEvolution #HiddenHistory #BicycleHistory #CulturalAnalysis

The System Is What We Are - Dualistic Unity A deep exploration of why social and political systems reflect collective psychology — and how real change begins with awareness of our own participation in the narratives that sustain them.

It’s easy to blame “the system” as something external—but what if it’s an expression of our collective behavior instead?

dualisticunity.com/the-system-i...

#CollectiveResponsibility #SocialSystems

#income to #emissions correlation is weaker in countries with intact #socialsystems.

talking #decouling?

#climatechange #climatejustice

Patriarchy is a pyramid. Matriarchy is a circle. One hoards power. The other shares it.

👩🏾‍🎓 Part 2
#patriarchy #matriarchy #socialsystems #equity #essentialwordsforwomen

Commentary: The G20 Should Challenge The Power Dynamics In Digital Public Infrastructure Data plays a crucial role in Think20 (T20) discussions at the Group of 20 (G20), influencing online interaction and civic engagement. The G20 should use its influence to create a multi-stakeholder age...

#SocialSystems #DataGovernance #OpenSource #FinTech #DPI #DigitalTransformation #T20Summit

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Exchange Networks With Quantum Superposition and Entanglement We investigate bargaining within a quantum matching market, where agent pairings are governed by quantum principles such as superposition and entanglement, providing a novel perspective on market inte...

I am pleased to share the link to my recent publication in IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, published by IEEE.

ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/111...

#matching #exchange #trade #network
#bargaining #games #socialsystems #quantumgametheory
#ABM #machinelearning #risksharing

Your fake #democracy, your bad #socialsystems, your bad #education system aso. will only get better if you work for it! If you Start educate yourself that #socialism isn't #communism! That #Capitalism is bad and the #USA is no #HolyLand protected by any #God!

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Plan B for Paradise.

Eugenics enthusiast: "We want to improve the human species in order to reduce human suffering. What could be a kinder vision of the world than that?"

The skeptic: "How will you accomplish this?"

Eugenics enthusiast: "Mostly by introducing a whole lot of concentrated human […]

Science becomes trustworthy by constantly questioning itself What happens when the greatest strengths of science, such as openness, humility, self-criticism and self-correction, are exploited for political gain? This Perspective calls for scientists to affirm t...

In a recent PLOS Biology article, @briannosek.bsky.social asks whether science’s openness be used against it? The article looks at how transparency and self-skepticism might be reframed in today’s discourse.

📖 Read more: plos.io/4l8rNuE

#OpenScience #SocialSystems

4/10: The study identifies methodological parallels such as the role of experimentation and model building and critically discusses the limits of transferring natural science methods to complex social systems.
#Methodology #SocialSystems #Limitations

Fluid Dynamics opens at #AGCCgallery THIS SAT 7/26 with a reception from 1-4pm! Artists from #LosAngeles and #NewOrleans examine the #fluidity of #identity, physical #environments, #personalidentities, and #socialsystems.

#Free! RSVP at fluiddynamics.eventbrite.com

#contemporaryart #artopening

I spent 48 hours in Finland—here are 5 life-changing lessons I learned in the world's happiest country "How is everyone so happy when you get almost no daylight for months?" Patrice Poltzer wondered. So she asked everyone she met.

“"In #Finland, we make sure everyone is okay," our driver shared, explaining their comprehensive #SocialSystems and telling us about his dad's #cancer #medication that runs about $12,000 a month, but costs him only about $30.”: buff.ly/X3jzNHf

from @cnbc.com
#healthcare

From 'Lectionary Reflection for Easter 7C on Acts 16:16-34': https://bit.ly/43z1gjB

#SocialSystems
#ReignOfGod

The Urban Biosphere: A Torrent of Humanity
n the visual symphony that is Koyaanisqatsi, there is a recurring motif of breathtaking, almost terrifying, power: the human river.
#Koyaanisqatsi #HumanRiver #UrbanDynamics #TimeLapse #CinematicPhilosophy #NatureAnalogy #SocialSystems

Stop Bureaucracy: Releasing Europe’s Potential, Rebuilding Trust [Promoted content] Bureaucracy threatens Europe’s economy, #socialsystems, and #greentransformation. To secure prosperity, freedom, and creativity, the “Stop Bureaucracy” initiative calls for smart, proportionate, and business-friendly rules that empower citizens, support trust, and keep Europe open, competitive, and future-ready.

Stop Bureaucracy: Releasing Europe’s Potential, Rebuilding Trust [Promoted content]: Bureaucracy threatens Europe’s economy, #socialsystems, and #greentransformation. To secure prosperity, freedom, and creativity, the “Stop Bureaucracy” initiative calls for smart, proportionate, and…

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Research from the @UniofExeter and the @CWROrcas reveals insights on the unique #killerwhale #mother-#son #bond. The team hopes this study will shed more light on the importance of whale #socialsystems in #conservation efforts.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Selective Survival: What the GOP Budget Reveals About Civilizational Health A psychocivic analysis of how modern policy pressures the poor, disabled, and mentally ill—and why that weakens society as a whole.

How the GOP budget quietly shifts support away from the vulnerable—and the implications for our civilization.

It’s not about outrage. It’s about outcomes. And what we could be doing better.

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#psychocivics #gopbudget #policy #socialsystems #civichealth

2025 Sociocracy Conference - Sociocracy For All This online sociocracy conference on April 24 2025 is for practitioners and enthusiasts of sociocracy in all sectors – business, nonprofit, community, networks, activists, and education.

We're excited about the upcoming #sociocracy conference THIS WEEK.

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#socialchange #socialinnovation #socinn #governance #decisionmaking #socialsystems

For people from #nonprofit #business #leadership #doinggood #purpose #education #NGO #forpurpose

Opinion: Trump’s chaotic rule means we need a growth strategy more than ever. Somebody tell our political leaders We are in for several years, at least, of global economic paralysis. And it is only going to get worse

"As the Italian philosopher #UmbertoEco warned in his essay "Ur-Fascism," #socialsystems don't collapse overnight. They erode through small surrenders, through the gradual normalization of #compliance as a civic virtue." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

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If we shift the debate — from “Will AI destroy us?” to “What kind of culture will we build with it?” — we might actually get somewhere. That means poets, policy nerds & programmers at the same table. Not to predict the future, but to write it.
#BlueSky #AI #CulturalTech #SocialSystems #LLM

Opportunity always has +/- consequences. Trying to remain optimistic, especially for #womenathletes and #womenssport, but also deeply concerned. #HouseVNCAA has such important consequences for #sport, #highereducation, #health, #equity, #socialsystems, and more.

🧠Transforming complex systems starts here.
Join Dr Luke Roberts for our free webinar to explore practical tools and real-world insights for evaluating complex social systems >> shorturl.at/CNt1W #FreeWebinar #Evaluation #SocialSystems