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Navigating the Slippery Fusion of Entertainment, Documentary and Indoctrination

ByRichelle SteynJun 6, 20258 mins

If the 20th century taught us to be literate, the 21st must teach us to be perceptually sovereign. In an era where belief is engineered and perception curated, our deepest freedom lies in our ability to hold the line between story and truth, between being moved and being manipulated.

Slow-Profit DAOs and Cultural Infrastructure: A New Commons for Systemic Change

ByRichelle SteynMay 23, 202512 mins

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

ByRichelle SteynMay 15, 20255 mins

Are some post-anthropocentric movements — from mycelial networks to rhizomatic thinking, biomimicry to planetary intelligence — bypassing cultural healing by retreating into nature metaphors?

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The Corruption of Academia: How Highly Educated Professionals Fail Society

ByRichelle SteynApr 11, 20257 mins
This is not an argument against education—but against its hollowing out. Against the idea that credentials equal credibility. Against the polite and polished consensus that keeps us circling the same failing paradigms.

Re-enchanting the Human in the Age of AI: 5 Irreplaceable Human Beings

ByRichelle SteynJul 25, 20254 mins
What AI can simulate, these humans embody: fragility, risk, truth, and sacred meaning.

The Top-selling NFT Artists in South Africa

ByRichelle SteynAug 11, 20232 mins
These are just a few of the many talented South African artists who are creating NFTs. The NFT market is still in its early stages, but it is growing rapidly, and South African artists are well-positioned to succeed in this new space.
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