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Hospicing Modernity
Facing Humanity's Wrongs and the Implications for Social Activism
Book • 2021
This book critiques the modernity narrative as a single story of progress, development, and civilization that is expiring.
It argues that modernity, driven by expansion, colonialism, and resource extraction, has created significant harm and imbalance.
Andreotti calls for 'hospicing' modernity, offering palliative care to its decline while nurturing new, potentially wiser systems.
The book includes thought experiments and exercises to help readers reimagine learning, unlearn harmful behaviors, and expand their capacity to handle difficult and painful issues.
It emphasizes the need for humility, accountability, and a deep understanding of the interconnectedness of human and natural systems.
It argues that modernity, driven by expansion, colonialism, and resource extraction, has created significant harm and imbalance.
Andreotti calls for 'hospicing' modernity, offering palliative care to its decline while nurturing new, potentially wiser systems.
The book includes thought experiments and exercises to help readers reimagine learning, unlearn harmful behaviors, and expand their capacity to handle difficult and painful issues.
It emphasizes the need for humility, accountability, and a deep understanding of the interconnectedness of human and natural systems.
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when discussing theories about hormones, neurotransmitters, and the illusion of modernity.


Kaira Jewel Lingo

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Are You Overcomplicating Your Life? | Kaira Jewel Lingo
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as a book suggesting that modern society is beyond salvage.


Bill Plotkin

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Ecological Awakening: A Path Toward Holistic Adulthood with Bill Plotkin
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as the author of Hospicing Modernity and Outgrowing Modernity, whose work focuses on palliative care for modernity and confronting its collapse.


Rachel Donald

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Confronting Collapse | Vanessa Machado de Oliveira
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as one of his important books, found after trying to figure out his own situation.


Douglas Rushkoff

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Vanessa Machado de Oliveira: Outgrowing Modernity
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in the context of indigenous knowledge and the challenges of modernity.

Manda Scott

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Democracy Rising: Making 2025 the year we recover from Peak Polarisation with Audrey Tang, Ambassador at Large for a safer, kinder world
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, who states that it has been referenced many times on the podcast.

Manda Scott

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Co-Evolving Humanity: Outgrowing Modernity with Vanessa and Giovanna Andreotti - and Tim Logan
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as a terrific series of books about Hospicing Modernity and Outgrowing Modernity.


Douglas Rushkoff

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De Kai: Humans Get ONE Shot to Parent AI
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as a book that refers to the current system that is dying and needs to be hospiced.

Manda Scott

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What is a Good Life? #89 - Connecting To The Web Of Life with Manda Scott
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for her work on trauma and colonialization.

Manda Scott

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Solstice Cheer: Three Friends uphold a Podcasting Tradition with Della Duncan, Nathalie Nahai and Manda Scott
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as essential for understanding the flaws in our current systems.

Manda Scott

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