By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 26 Feb 22
In June 2021 the Institute for Cultural Evolution launched its online political magazine called The Post-Progressive Post. We liked the term “post-progressive” because it effectively communicated our cultural and political point of view. That is, we appreciate the best of progressivism and honor its values, but we reject progressivism’s antipathy toward the best of what has come before. In this online magazine, and in the work of the Institute for Cultural Evolution think tank overall, we are working to stake out a kind of higher ground that transcends the worst and includes the best of progressivism. We are thus working
In June 2021 the Institute for Cultural Evolution launched its online political magazine called The Post-Progressive Post. We liked the term “post-progressive” because it effectively communicated our cultural and political point of view. That is, we appreciate the best of progressivism and honor its values, but we reject progressivism’s antipathy toward the best of what has come before. In this
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 25 Feb 22
In this wide-ranging discussion, Steve, Jeff, and Diane talk about integral philosophy, the culture war, the Intellectual Dark Web, conflict over the pandemic, the meaning crisis, and the rise of the progressive worldview: Click Here to Watch This Conversation on YouTube ShareThe post Check out Steve McIntosh, Jeff Salzman, and Diane Hamilton on Rebel Wisdom for their Integral Panel 2022 appeared first on Institute for Cultural Evolution.
In this wide-ranging discussion, Steve, Jeff, and Diane talk about integral philosophy, the culture war, the Intellectual Dark Web, conflict over the pandemic, the meaning crisis, and the rise of the progressive worldview: Click Here to Watch This Conversation on YouTube ShareThe post Check out Steve McIntosh, Jeff Salzman, and Diane Hamilton on Rebel Wisdom for their Integral Panel 2022
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 22 Feb 22
Last year, the folks at Our World in Data published an article and some graphics about how human diets affect land use. The conclusion, as you can see on their chart below, is that if everyone in the world ate a vegan diet – one without any animal products at all – global agricultural land use would decrease by 75%. Examining land use makes it clear how inefficient consuming animals really is; the carnivore’s footprint is huge compared to the vegan’s. Our World in Data suggests that globally about 1/3rd of forests and 2/3rds of grasslands and
Last year, the folks at Our World in Data published an article and some graphics about how human diets affect land use. The conclusion, as you can see on their chart below, is that if everyone in the world ate a vegan diet – one without any animal products at all – global agricultural land use would decrease by
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 20 Feb 22
Growing the inner capacity to accept things-as-they-are may be the best investment ever for society—and no, cultivating acceptance doesn’t lead to complacency in the face of injustice. Amidst the apparent turmoil of ongoing pandemics, climate disasters, and geo-political slides into what amounts to nothing less than a new Cold War, the world has slowly and quietly been warming up to a new political idea—an idea that I feel brings some light and hope to an otherwise daunting picture. It’s that statistically speaking poverty and violence has decreased, globally, and faster than ever. Steven Pinker and Hans Rosling… Nah, kidding. Got you, didn’t I? Not more of
Growing the inner capacity to accept things-as-they-are may be the best investment ever for society—and no, cultivating acceptance doesn’t lead to complacency in the face of injustice. Amidst the apparent turmoil of ongoing pandemics, climate disasters, and geo-political slides into what amounts to nothing less than a new Cold War, the world has slowly and quietly been warming up to a
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 19 Feb 22
Chaos Is Not A Ladder—But the Ladder Leads to Chaos. Yes, Human History Has Developed Through Discernable Stages —But That May Be Changing—If So, Future (Protopian) Society Must Be “Designed for Chaos” How utterly and awfully wrong they are, David Graeber and David Wengrow, in their recent book, The Dawn of Everything—which is widely (and wildly) hailed as nothing less than a rewriting of all-of-human-history-as-we-know-it. It’s somewhat disconcerting how easily and eagerly the intellectual public swallows a book’s conclusions if they are only served with a spoonful of enticing story weaving, numerous examples, and some rebel edge. Yes, the book is a genuine masterpiece
Chaos Is Not A Ladder—But the Ladder Leads to Chaos. Yes, Human History Has Developed Through Discernable Stages —But That May Be Changing—If So, Future (Protopian) Society Must Be “Designed for Chaos” How utterly and awfully wrong they are, David Graeber and David Wengrow, in their recent book, The Dawn of Everything—which is widely (and wildly) hailed as nothing less than a rewriting of
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 18 Feb 22
It was a pleasure to be a guest on the popular podcast Rebel Wisdom, together with my friends and colleagues Jeff Salzman and Diane Hamilton. In our wide-ranging discussion with host David Fuller, we reflected on integral philosophy, the culture war, the Intellectual Dark Web, conflict over the pandemic, the meaning crisis, and the rise of the progressive worldview. You can view the hour and forty minute YouTube video at this link: The post Rebel Wisdom Podcast: An Integral View of 2022 appeared first on Steve McIntosh: Official Website.
It was a pleasure to be a guest on the popular podcast Rebel Wisdom, together with my friends and colleagues Jeff Salzman and Diane Hamilton. In our wide-ranging discussion with host David Fuller, we reflected on integral philosophy, the culture war, the Intellectual Dark Web, conflict over the pandemic, the meaning crisis, and the rise of the progressive worldview. You
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 10 Feb 22
The first in a new series about how the ‘pattern of disruption’ explains how our societies and economies change and evolve, and where they might be heading. It’s often assumed that ‘disruption’ is a uniquely modern phenomenon. But it’s not. Technology disruptions can be found at the heart of major societal and civilizational upheavals going back to even the earliest human settlements. At RethinkX, we’ve discovered that the rapid and transformative adoption of new technologies – and with them new ideas, new behaviors, and new business models – has followed a repeatable pattern for at least hundreds of years, maybe
The first in a new series about how the ‘pattern of disruption’ explains how our societies and economies change and evolve, and where they might be heading. It’s often assumed that ‘disruption’ is a uniquely modern phenomenon. But it’s not. Technology disruptions can be found at the heart of major societal and civilizational upheavals going back to even the earliest
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 6 Feb 22
Eutopia? Protopia? Everyone seems to be using these terms nowadays, but what do they actually mean? What’s the difference between these new ones and good old utopia? And are they just buzzwords? If you want to know the difference and discover what’s behind the hype, and if you want to know how we may finally manage to venture beyond the modern mirage of utopia, this Hanzi article is for you. Intro: Utopia, Eutopia, and Protopia Is it appropriate to be a Utopian these days? Yes and no. Or rather, we may need a term that gathers bold dreamers, thinkers, and doers
Eutopia? Protopia? Everyone seems to be using these terms nowadays, but what do they actually mean? What’s the difference between these new ones and good old utopia? And are they just buzzwords? If you want to know the difference and discover what’s behind the hype, and if you want to know how we may finally manage to venture beyond the
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 31 Jan 22
The JP Morgan Asset and Wealth Management Annual Energy Paper is one of the most influential publications among global investment and business leaders in the energy sector. But JP Morgan Chase’s 2021 Annual Energy Paper is a deeply flawed piece of work that promotes some serious misinformation about the clean energy transformation, reinforcing the mistaken belief – often promulgated by fossil fuel companies – that it will be slow, expensive and require onerous state intervention. Coming from JP Morgan Chase – the world’s fifth largest bank, and the largest lender to fossil fuel industries – the paper informs the
The JP Morgan Asset and Wealth Management Annual Energy Paper is one of the most influential publications among global investment and business leaders in the energy sector. But JP Morgan Chase’s 2021 Annual Energy Paper is a deeply flawed piece of work that promotes some serious misinformation about the clean energy transformation, reinforcing the mistaken belief – often promulgated
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 19 Jan 22
If you want to take a shortcut, this blog is launching an explainer on vector theory of change—a theory of change for complex systems. *** Imagine standing at the base of a mountain. As you look up, the mist rises into a thick fog obscuring the terrain in front of you. You’re holding a map in your hands. It is scant of detail; it only shows key landmarks/milestones along the way with almost no indication of the type of terrain. There is only one path illustrated on the map and it leads straight up the mountain. It’s not easy to
If you want to take a shortcut, this blog is launching an explainer on vector theory of change—a theory of change for complex systems. *** Imagine standing at the base of a mountain. As you look up, the mist rises into a thick fog obscuring the terrain in front of you. You’re holding a map in your hands. It is