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Prefer watching on YouTube? View it here → Essay #4: Cultivating Resilience in Times of ChangeOverviewIn this essay, I propose that we move away from conversations, languaging, and activities that could fall under the umbrella of “doomsday prepping,” and instead shift/reframe our views and efforts as practices of cultivating individual and collective resilience, cohesiveness, wellbeing, togetherness, and resourcing as we navigate profoundly disruptive times of global change.Chapters* 00:00 Introduction* 04:20 Epistemic Humility & the Zen Farmer* 08:55 Stress & Interdependence* 13:35 Resilience & Seasonality* 20:15 Micro-Tribes & Collapse* 31:45 Taking Support In Practice* 39:00 Cultivating Trust & Ease* 46:50 Regionalism & PluralityReferences* 16:15 American Transcendentalists* Ralph Waldo Emerson (The Essential Writings of RWE, Thrift Books)* Henry David Thoreau (Walden & Civil Disobedience, Thrift Books)* Margaret Fuller (The Essential MF, Thrift Books)* 17:25 Classic Texts* The Iliad & The Odyssey, Thrift Books* The Ramayana, Thrift Books* The Bhagavad Gita, Thrift Books* 30:35 Crossing the Rubicon, Wikipedia* 35:45 Essay #2: Art & Authenticity, MTCSD* 44:50 Essay #3: Hope & Nihilism, MTCSD* 49:05 “I went to the woods because…”*I support the democratization and crowdsourcing of knowledge, and I regard platforms such as Wikipedia as valid and valuable repositories of human knowledge that help balance academic gatekeeping of epistemic authority. I also value rigorous fact-checking and common sense.Disclaimer: I use AI to assist with research, learning, and systems design. All ideas, writing, music, editing, and creative choices are my own. I believe these technologies should support and enhance our creativity, not replace it. Get full access to May This Channel Self-Destruct at mtcsd.substack.com/subscribe
