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Small Prophecies
this work of archival explores the following theses:
(1) Unchecked spread of disease leaves infrastructure collapse, which both causes and exacerbates poverty.
(2) Poverty is a policy choice, not an inevitable circumstance of humanity. Poverty is always the backdrop for warfare.
(3) Stigma stunts progress by believing other humans are not and cannot be like you.
(4) There are a great many tactics of warfare beyond active artillery (like shootings or bombings). The conditions of war are far more widespread than we wish to believe.
(5) Grief and memorialization are necessary for a populace to mobilize for their best world.
(6) A world that belongs to us hinges on how quickly we can come to believe, in mass, that we can create new worlds that care for one another.
(1) Unchecked spread of disease leaves infrastructure collapse, which both causes and exacerbates poverty.
(2) Poverty is a policy choice, not an inevitable circumstance of humanity. Poverty is always the backdrop for warfare.
(3) Stigma stunts progress by believing other humans are not and cannot be like you.
(4) There are a great many tactics of warfare beyond active artillery (like shootings or bombings). The conditions of war are far more widespread than we wish to believe.
(5) Grief and memorialization are necessary for a populace to mobilize for their best world.
(6) A world that belongs to us hinges on how quickly we can come to believe, in mass, that we can create new worlds that care for one another.
258 pages, Paperback
Published May 28, 2025
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October 23, 2025
“do not leave me here in this plexiglass cage. do not leave me here in this people zoo and settle for being entertained by me. i am not trying to be entertaining. do not use my videos to cosplay learning. this is not a stage! this is my living room! … i do not care if i am human or not. you are in my living room. please. please say hello to me.”
August 10, 2025
An intense and really profound experience — the format of diary entries, consciousness streaming and letters to her future daughter were weaved beautifully together. You feel like you too are losing your mind if you read the pages through along with the narrator. Lots to digest and ponder on.
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