Have you found yourself wanting to share some of the evidence and ideas about societal collapse with a friend or colleague? I have produced a summary of my book Breaking Together, which could help with that. I am sharing it ahead of next month's Metacrisis Meeting, where we will be discussing the future of collapse-aware communities and networks. In the post I also link to the video of a recent interview with me in Lisbon, at the launch of the Portuguese edition. They titled the video "the ho...| Prof Jem Bendell
There was a huge anti-immigration march in Britain this past weekend. It has woken a lot of people up to the extent of support for hard right politics. I was aware of this, and so decided that my f…| Prof Jem Bendell
Richard Hames of Novara Media and his colleague Beau-Caprice Vetch, recently wrote an essay on what they call ‘critical collapsology’ to help stimulate collapse-aware innovation on the left of the political spectrum. They write: “The question is not “when is it appropriate to lose hope once and for all?” But, instead, when are we required… Continue reading Critical Collapsology & the Future of the Left – info ahead of the Metacrisis Meeting→| Prof Jem Bendell
In this essay I explore techno-surveillance and its normalization in society. I summarise a new study revealing how WiFi and 5G signals can be used to identify us with high accuracy - WhoFi. Current regulatory frameworks are inadequate to protect against such ambient surveillance. This is not something to resign ourselves to, as it could be used to usher in a more authoritarian response to disruption and collapse. We can join a political push towards stricter regulations, such as requiring co...| Prof Jem Bendell
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The text discusses how the current monetary and banking systems contribute to a metacrisis, exacerbating environmental issues due to their focus on endless growth, debt, and commodification. The au…| Prof Jem Bendell
Jem will give a talk at the Festival of Commoning in Stroud, addressing the need for new approaches in light of the creeping societal collapse. He invites co-organiser Dave Derby to share his insig…| Prof Jem Bendell
If you would like to see wider communication of the analysis and ideas of deep adaptation and ecofreedom, then I want to ask for the your help. In this post I list some things that I believe would …| Prof Jem Bendell
On this day 6 years ago, I released through my university the ‘Deep Adaptation’ (DA) paper on climate chaos. Since then, I’ve been experiencing a range of emotions that arise from my view of the si…| Prof Jem Bendell
I hope you had a good break, whether for Easter or another reason. If you are returning to work in a career that has lost much of its meaning for you, then I hope you find this essay to provide use…| Prof Jem Bendell
This is a time when major life changes seem the least risky option. That is because none of us will escape what is unfolding, and so we have ‘permission’ to go wild, while recognising we can’t avoi…| Prof Jem Bendell
