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Slow-Profit DAOs and Cultural Infrastructure: A New Commons for Systemic Change
At the heart of Art Stoke Commons is a quiet but radical belief: You cannot have sustainable systems change or social impact without a decentralised, slow-profit social economy. This isn’t ideology. It’s structural necessity.
Composting the Bypass: Entanglement, Grief, and the Pitfalls of Post-Anthropocentric Movements
Are some post-anthropocentric movements — from mycelial networks to rhizomatic thinking, biomimicry to planetary intelligence — bypassing cultural healing by retreating into nature metaphors?
Beyond Climate Panic: Educating for Complexity in the Age of Polycrisis
“This article explores the difference between climate education and climate indoctrination, the impact of fear-based messaging on the youth, and why understanding the climate crisis through the lens of polycrisis might lead us to more empowering cultural responses.”
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Another Ten Ideas too Dangerous to Share: Patterns, Paradoxes and the Path Forward
In this follow-up, we delve deeper into another ten transformative ideas that threaten to upend the status quo. From questioning the morality of AI-driven warfare to envisioning decentralized alternatives to economic growth, these ideas reveal the fault lines of our time.
Funding in the Commons: Why Ecosystem Awareness is Foundational
Understanding your ecosystem — who’s doing what, where trust flows, and how your work fits in — is foundational to accessing funding using decentralised frameworks.
Are NFTs Dead, or is Digital Art on the Blockchain a Game-Changer for Art and Culture?
Digital art on the blockchain—often referred to as NFT Art, CRYPTOART or just NFTs—represents a ground breaking shift in how we perceive, create, and exchange art. Despite early exuberance, the current NFT market has faced scrutiny, market corrections and cultural re-evaluation. While some proclaim that “NFTs are dead,” others argue that this is merely a […]
