Today’s most challenging global issues have a common root cause – the prevalence of rivalrous (zero-sum) systems over anti-rivalrous (positive-sum) systems. Rivalrous systems fuel scarcity and competition, while anti-rivalrous systems foster abundance and cooperation. It’s essential to acknowledge the unsustainability of rivalrous systems if we hope to tackle humanity’s most pressing concerns and move towards a more sustainable and cooperative future.

Welcome to the ultimate game for the sleuthing Conspiracist Spotter: Conspiracist Bingo! It's a fun and light-hearted way to navigate the deep, dark rabbit holes of online chatter. Ever been told that "you'll own nothing and be happy" or referred to as a "sheep" by a "critical freethinker"? Well, now you can make it a fun game for you and your "normie" friends!

What sphinx of cement and aluminium bashed open their skulls and ate up their brains and imagination?

In this complex information age, distinguishing between rigorous scientific fact and veiled pseudoscience is a pressing challenge. In the vein of my previous writings on information pollution and cognitive biases, let us now consider a series of questions we can ask ourselves to gauge the scientific integrity of an idea or claim:

In recent years, a confluence of events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, increasing economic instability, global warming, and political corruption, have merged into what is now termed a poly-crisis or meta-crisis. This tumultuous landscape, rife with uncertainties, is deeply unsettling. As the mainstream falls short in explaining these events and the simultaneous occurrence of multiple crises, many people turn to alternative narratives in an attempt to understand what is happening.