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i.e. what can we appropriate from systems theory and make our own? Because all creativity is a remixing, and it's if we abject out the totality of systems theory, we become blind to its remnants in our thought, and to consciously developing aspects of it useful for opposing reactionary and conservative praxes.

Resilience is vital for thinking through ecological collapse, but also political burnout. It's a fantastic framework for understanding the persistence of capital in the face of collapse. A fiscal stimulus to bail out bankrupt corporations combined with economic scarcity and the cutting of social services is a clear indication of a system in crisis, due to its own internal contradictions.

Geoghegan argues that cybernetics arose out of colonies, asylums, and camps. However, I wonder if such foundations permit us to understand them better under their own logics of control?