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Mentioned in 14 episodes
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.
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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as the author of Hospicing Modernity and Outgrowing Modernity, whose work focuses on palliative care for modernity and confronting its collapse.


Rachel Donald

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Confronting Collapse | Vanessa Machado de Oliveira
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as a book suggesting that modern society is beyond salvage.

Bill Plotkin

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Ecological Awakening: A Path Toward Holistic Adulthood with Bill Plotkin
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when discussing theories about hormones, neurotransmitters, and the illusion of modernity.


Kaira Jewel Lingo

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Are You Overcomplicating Your Life? | Kaira Jewel Lingo
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in the context of indigenous knowledge and the challenges of modernity.

Manda Scott

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Democracy Rising: Making 2025 the year we recover from Peak Polarisation with Audrey Tang, Ambassador at Large for a safer, kinder world
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as one of his important books, found after trying to figure out his own situation.


Douglas Rushkoff

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Vanessa Machado de Oliveira: Outgrowing Modernity
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as a terrific series of books about Hospicing Modernity and Outgrowing Modernity.


Douglas Rushkoff

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De Kai: Humans Get ONE Shot to Parent AI
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for her work on trauma and colonialization.

Manda Scott

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Solstice Cheer: Three Friends uphold a Podcasting Tradition with Della Duncan, Nathalie Nahai and Manda Scott
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as essential for understanding the flaws in our current systems.

Manda Scott

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Must Read, Must Listen, Must View: Manda's favourite books, podcasts and videos this Winter Season
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in the introduction of the podcast episode.


Amisha Tala Oak

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TIMELESS // ‘How to Become a good Elder and Ancestor’ with Vanessa Andreotti - E227
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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.


Dan Burgess

Episode 99: Azul Carolina Duque | Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures
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as a thought-provoking guide describing the failure of modernity stories and calling for a more life-affirming future.


Alan Ware

Hospicing Modernity | Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti
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as a book about hospicing modernity and its implications.

Manda Scott

A Solstice Celebration for 2024 w/ Manda Scott and Nathalie Nahai
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in a discussion about Indigenous perspectives on trauma and culture.

Manda Scott

Seeing the Bigger Picture: psychedelics and sense-making with Alexander Beiner of Kainos
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, who states that everyone at Opus has likely read it multiple times.

Jonny Douglas

Be like Water: Becoming Nature Again with the River Dôn Project and Jonny Douglas
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while discussing the core trauma of colonization and the belief in separability.

Manda Scott

Episode 199: : Author Manda Scott on Conscious Evolution, Systemic Change, and the Power of Storytelling
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as the author of 'Hospicing Modernity', exploring alternative intelligences in AI.


Douglas Rushkoff

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.

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