We are living through an imbecilic, tech-drunk counterenlightenment whose aim is to reverse the democratizing gains of the bourgeois revolutions & re-secure elite power by trapping ppl in a state of algorithmically-engineered darkness & numbed incapacity. It is a war, and must be won—
July 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
We are living through an imbecilic, tech-drunk counterenlightenment whose aim is to reverse the democratizing gains of the bourgeois revolutions & re-secure elite power by trapping ppl in a state of algorithmically-engineered darkness & numbed incapacity. It is a war, and must be won—
It’s hard to keep up with these deeply troubling appointments. And it takes a toll if you actually try. But it’s vital to grasp how serious this already is — and how much worse it’s likely to get. #PandemicPreparedness #AntiScience #CounterEnlightenment
US scientist who touted hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid named to pandemic prevention role
Steven J Hatfill, who promoted the drug despite scant evidence of efficacy, becomes special adviser at HHS
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 5:57 AM
It’s hard to keep up with these deeply troubling appointments. And it takes a toll if you actually try. But it’s vital to grasp how serious this already is — and how much worse it’s likely to get. #PandemicPreparedness #AntiScience #CounterEnlightenment
akechi is a hardline fichtean and the phantom thieves are literally counterenlightenment philosophers. no i will not elaborate
October 2, 2023 at 7:51 PM
akechi is a hardline fichtean and the phantom thieves are literally counterenlightenment philosophers. no i will not elaborate
Quinn Slobodian traces back the origins of neoliberalism to the Fin de Siècle era, when democracy (rule by number) replaced systems of governance which represented other qualities. So, it's all very counterenlightenment-adjacent and the psychological aspects align with moral foundations theory
May 31, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Quinn Slobodian traces back the origins of neoliberalism to the Fin de Siècle era, when democracy (rule by number) replaced systems of governance which represented other qualities. So, it's all very counterenlightenment-adjacent and the psychological aspects align with moral foundations theory
We treat societies like Swiss watches to be wound by technocrats. But resilience lives in imagination and local roots, not spreadsheets. My new piece explores Giambattista Vico’s New Science to find a human-centered, ecological path forward. #SocialEcology #CounterEnlightenment #ItalianLiterature
Giambattista Vico
The Architect of Integral Ecology
polycentrics.substack.com
July 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
We treat societies like Swiss watches to be wound by technocrats. But resilience lives in imagination and local roots, not spreadsheets. My new piece explores Giambattista Vico’s New Science to find a human-centered, ecological path forward. #SocialEcology #CounterEnlightenment #ItalianLiterature
It seems like America has lost the thread of Enlightenment values that helped found this country. That's going to have long-term consequences.
At some level, I believe the US is now entering the Counter-Enlightenment era. Perhaps it has been for a while.
At some level, I believe the US is now entering the Counter-Enlightenment era. Perhaps it has been for a while.
December 9, 2024 at 7:24 PM