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Hospicing Modernity

Facing Humanity's Wrongs and the Implications for Social Activism
Book • 2021
This book critiques the modernity narrative as a single story of progress, development, and civilization that is expiring.

It argues that modernity, driven by expansion, colonialism, and resource extraction, has created significant harm and imbalance.

Andreotti calls for 'hospicing' modernity, offering palliative care to its decline while nurturing new, potentially wiser systems.

The book includes thought experiments and exercises to help readers reimagine learning, unlearn harmful behaviors, and expand their capacity to handle difficult and painful issues.

It emphasizes the need for humility, accountability, and a deep understanding of the interconnectedness of human and natural systems.

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Mentioned in 14 episodes

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Rachel Donald
as the author of Hospicing Modernity and Outgrowing Modernity, whose work focuses on palliative care for modernity and confronting its collapse.
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Confronting Collapse | Vanessa Machado de Oliveira
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Bill Plotkin
as a book suggesting that modern society is beyond salvage.
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Ecological Awakening: A Path Toward Holistic Adulthood with Bill Plotkin
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Kaira Jewel Lingo
when discussing theories about hormones, neurotransmitters, and the illusion of modernity.
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Are You Overcomplicating Your Life? | Kaira Jewel Lingo
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Douglas Rushkoff
as one of his important books, found after trying to figure out his own situation.
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Vanessa Machado de Oliveira: Outgrowing Modernity
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Douglas Rushkoff
as a terrific series of books about Hospicing Modernity and Outgrowing Modernity.
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De Kai: Humans Get ONE Shot to Parent AI
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Manda Scott
as essential for understanding the flaws in our current systems.
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Must Read, Must Listen, Must View: Manda's favourite books, podcasts and videos this Winter Season
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Amisha Tala Oak
in the introduction of the podcast episode.
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TIMELESS // ‘How to Become a good Elder and Ancestor’ with Vanessa Andreotti - E227
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Dan Burgess
as a book that is not easy but offers an invitation to do composting work. Recommended to listeners who want to dig deeper into the collective's work.
Episode 99: Azul Carolina Duque | Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures
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Alan Ware
as a thought-provoking guide describing the failure of modernity stories and calling for a more life-affirming future.
Hospicing Modernity | Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti
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Manda Scott
as a book about hospicing modernity and its implications.
A Solstice Celebration for 2024 w/ Manda Scott and Nathalie Nahai
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Manda Scott
in a discussion about Indigenous perspectives on trauma and culture.
Seeing the Bigger Picture: psychedelics and sense-making with Alexander Beiner of Kainos
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Jonny Douglas
, who states that everyone at Opus has likely read it multiple times.
Be like Water: Becoming Nature Again with the River Dôn Project and Jonny Douglas
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Manda Scott
while discussing the core trauma of colonization and the belief in separability.
Episode 199: : Author Manda Scott on Conscious Evolution, Systemic Change, and the Power of Storytelling
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Douglas Rushkoff
as the author of 'Hospicing Modernity', exploring alternative intelligences in AI.
AI as Dumb Waiter 2.0: Douglas Rushkoff on How Smart Technology Isn't Quite as Smart as It Claims
Offers a whole other way of thinking about ending from indigenous traditions.
Panic Now? (with Ira Allen)

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