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It gamifies reducing your screen time (like Duolingo), lets you block specific apps during “focus sessions”, you can add friends for accountability etc.

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4/ …I relented. Watching a bunch of strangers come together to build an outdoor kitchen and cook huge meals with communally sourced food, watching friends performing Mozart on the flute and Norwegian rap (no comment) on a hand-built stage, it was hard not to be inspired by…

2/ Earlier this year, I spent some time at a pop-up commune / festival on a remote island in Norway. It took place on a farm owned by my friend’s cousin, and was full of strident anti-capitalists. At first, I admit I was a little cynical. Many attendees had participated in direct actions or…

Just finished the excellent Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner and it got me thinking about theories of change. A running theme in the book is the tension between radical direct action vs withdrawal from capitalism. With the collapse of progressive politics everywhere, what is the best path forward? 🧵