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abustosomewhere.bsky.social

@abustosomewhere.bsky.social

One of my favorite poems for hard times.

February 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM

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Do Dadiada Da

@dafloh.bsky.social

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"So what, exactly, is the point of seeing early?

Much of the public discourse treats early collapse awareness as a form of prediction; a Cassandra role. The idea is that some people see the danger sooner, raise the alarm, and are tragically ignored. But this framing sneaks in a false assumption: that collapse is preventable if only the right people listen in time.

That assumption doesn't survive contact with reality. Civilisations do not collapse because the people within them lacked information. They collapse because their internal logic demands continued expansion even as the conditions that supported that expansion disappear.

Every civilisation that has ever existed collapsed or disappeared, because that is what thermodynamically constrained systems do when they reach the release phase of the adaptive cycle."

"As I discuss in Why Some People See Collapse Earlier than Others, emerging evidence suggests that early detection of systemic risk is patterned by differences in cognition, with neurodivergent individuals more likely to register converging signals, delayed feedback, and cross-domain inconsistencies before they are socially acknowledged.

Early collapse awareness frequently produces a mismatch between perception and social validation. It also involves a form of grief that arrives early, before it is socially recognised or permitted, and is therefore carried in isolation, without shared language or ritual.

Without institutional endorsement, such perceptions are often framed by others as pessimism, irrational fear, or ideological extremism rather than as an assessment of risk. This dynamic can contribute to alienation and discourages further integration of insight into shared decision-making (Stoknes, 2015)."

"David Epstein's Range builds on this. In environments where rules are clear and feedback is immediate, specialists thrive. In environments where conditions change rapidly and rules break down, pattern-based and multidisciplinary thinkers gain an advantage. Collapse (ecological, energetic, and institutional) is precisely such an environment.19

Seen this way, neurodivergent minds are maladaptive for late-stage bureaucratic civilisation. They are optimised for detecting when systems stop making sense and complexity begins to break down.

This also explains why modern institutions struggle so badly with neurodivergence. Schools, workplaces, and professional cultures reward compliance, time-based organisation, and social performance. They are designed for efficiency in stable systems. Traits that once provided early warning cause friction in the dominant culture.

But evolution does not optimise for stability. It optimises for species survival across cycles."

January 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM

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Abilu Tangwa.

@abilutangwa.bsky.social

Remember: 'Plants can survive without humanity and humanity can't survive without plants.' Our survival depends on preserving these green lungs of the planet. Let's rethink our impact! 🌿🌍 #EcoWisdom

February 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM

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Robbie Rowe

@privateshufti.bsky.social

'Hope is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -'

Emily Dickinson

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Full text of hope is the thing with feathers

January 17, 2026 at 11:57 AM

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@Swede1952

@swede1952.bsky.social

“Hope is the thing with feathers.” - Emily Dickinson

"It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work." - Wendell Berry

“The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.” - James Baldwin

8/8

January 20, 2026 at 3:03 PM

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barbisblue

@barbisblue.bsky.social

A meme showing Bill Murray holding a groundhog (from the movie Groundhog Day). The top text reads "Only in America..." and the bottom text reads "do we accept weather predictions from a rodent but deny climate change evidence from scientists."

February 2, 2026 at 11:27 AM

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Barack Obama

@barackobama.bsky.social

Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.