Team Human R.U. Sirius: Reality is up For Grabs
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Sep 10, 2025 R.U. Sirius, the Founding Editor of Mondo 2000, dives into the role of intentional weirdness in fostering community and resistance in today’s chaotic world. He reflects on nostalgia for early internet culture, emphasizing collective joy amidst current disillusionment. Exploring creativity, he advocates for collaboration over competition in the arts, influenced by personal experiences including a transformative mushroom trip. Sirius connects technology, ideology, and the complexities of reality, urging listeners to embrace the ‘weird’ to forge meaningful connections.
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Weirdness As Community Seed
- Mondo-era culture blended psychedelics, hypertext, rave, conspiracy, and art to explore new realities.
- That ambiguous, playful sensibility allowed people to find others and form community without rigid doctrine.
Gulf Of Deliria Reunion
- R. U. Sirius held a sold-out event called Gulf of Deliria that reunited old Mondo contributors and fans.
- The gathering mixed serious topics with upbeat camaraderie, music, and playful plotting.
Destabilization Needs New Consensus
- Intentional destabilization of consensus reality was a tactical weapon for the weird scene.
- Today that weapon requires rebuilding local consensuses and communities to provide mutual aid.
