Mapping the plausible possible — plotting the liberatory potential of the dynamics of the future. A complete, dated archive of a small collective publication, January 2021 to April 2022.https://theplausiblepossible.com/enhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/in-search-of-afro-solarpunk-zine/https://theplausiblepossible.com/in-search-of-afro-solarpunk-zine/Hello! We’re thrilled to share a new zine entitled “In Search of Afro-Solarpunk.” It’s actually a compilation of parts 1 and 2 of this series, written by…Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMTafro-solarpunkfictionfuturismsolarpunkemmi bhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/what-conspiratorial-thinking-conceals/https://theplausiblepossible.com/what-conspiratorial-thinking-conceals/It has become passe to note that the last decade has seen a rise in conspiratorial thinking. The rise of the internet and the subsequent democratization…Sun, 11 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMTconspiraciespoliticsrationalityFrank Miroslavhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/deepfakes-disinformation-and-systems-disruption/https://theplausiblepossible.com/deepfakes-disinformation-and-systems-disruption/The last two decades have seen digital information warfare become a central part of politics across the world. Traditionally, states such as Russia have…Thu, 03 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMTdeep-fakedeepfakedisinformationgptDaniel Davidsonhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/vtaiwan-a-case-study-in-scaling-cooperation/https://theplausiblepossible.com/vtaiwan-a-case-study-in-scaling-cooperation/Probably the most important question a society faces is how to enable collective action at scale. The complex tapestry of norms, ethics, religions…Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMTconsensuscoordination-problemsdecision-makingdemocracydirect-democracytaiwanvtaiwanFrank Miroslavhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/harnessing-emerging-media-lets-make-like-really-cool-propaganda/https://theplausiblepossible.com/harnessing-emerging-media-lets-make-like-really-cool-propaganda/When one thinks about the future of media, it’s hard not to imagine the “walls” in Fahrenheit 451: futuristic, interactive, immersive, with the high…Wed, 24 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMTabolish-the-policeacabartart-installationscollaborative-mediaemerging-medialeftismliberationnew-medianoveltypropagandaprotestradicalemma buckhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/the-breakdown-of-westphalia/https://theplausiblepossible.com/the-breakdown-of-westphalia/The 30 Years War in Central Europe ended in 1648. It was a catastrophic event that resulted in at least 4.5 million deaths. The war resulted in the peace…Sun, 21 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMTcollapsecomplexityerosionjohn-boydlewis-mumfordnation-stateproductive-technologywarfareFrank Miroslavhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/alternate-history-where-colonizers-are-not-fucks/https://theplausiblepossible.com/alternate-history-where-colonizers-are-not-fucks/This is a review of the video-essay “Stolen Anarchy: Playing Indian and the Roots of Collectivism“ by Twin Rabbit who also has a patreon here. This…Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMTalternative-historyanarchismblog-postscolonialismcommunismdecolonizationindigenousindigenous-futurismreviewstwin-rabbitwestern-leftist-theory-bad-thoemmi bhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/snorting-homebrew-covid-vaxx-with-the-broskies/https://theplausiblepossible.com/snorting-homebrew-covid-vaxx-with-the-broskies/A lightly edited Signal conversation with a professional chemist about the DIY radvac-style COVID-19 vaccines going around in early 2021.Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTcorona-viruscovidcovid-19homebrewpro-vaxxvaccinationvaccinationsemmi bhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/complexity-the-root-of-networked-warfare/https://theplausiblepossible.com/complexity-the-root-of-networked-warfare/The major conflicts that defined the 20th century were exemplified by command and control structures, both in terms of managing actual soldiers on the…Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT4th-generation-warfarecomplexityconflicthybrid-warfaretechnologythe-dispossedursula-leguinwarfareemmi bhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/stop-killing-sex-workers-in-futuristic-scifi/https://theplausiblepossible.com/stop-killing-sex-workers-in-futuristic-scifi/Science Fiction loves including sex workers in their visions of the future. The presence of sex workers codes a lot of things to a viewer about the…Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTaltered-carbonfireflyfuturefuture-of-sexinaralisa-annscience-fictionscifisexsex-workswerfvalerian-and-the-city-of-a-thousand-planetswestworldwhorephobiaemma buckhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/institutions-have-limits/https://theplausiblepossible.com/institutions-have-limits/The last decade has seen global disruption. From the initial wave of protests like the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street, to a reactionary backlash…Tue, 16 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTcomplexitycrisisinstitutionsprotesttechnologyFrank Miroslavhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/it-takes-a-network-to-defeat-a-network/https://theplausiblepossible.com/it-takes-a-network-to-defeat-a-network/These advantages exist because of things like information proliferation, the agility of actors with local knowledge of a situation, and resiliency. There…Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTasymmetrycentralizationcomplexitydecentralizationexistential-risknetworksswarmemmi bhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/complexity-as-resistance-against-fascism/https://theplausiblepossible.com/complexity-as-resistance-against-fascism/Many of the ways that these combinations of tools discussed above can be used to resist top-down pressure and help networks adapt are also vulnerable to…Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTemmi bevensee and frank miroslavhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/conclusion-human-shaped-networks-are-internationalist-and-anti-authoritarian/https://theplausiblepossible.com/conclusion-human-shaped-networks-are-internationalist-and-anti-authoritarian/Warfare has been a primary driver of state formation and consolidation throughout history. But at the same time there have been instances where conflict…Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTemmi bevensee and frank miroslavhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/networked-conflict/https://theplausiblepossible.com/networked-conflict/We are thrilled to launch our first short essay series on the topics of complexity, resistance, and networked conflict. Scroll down for more info.Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTadaptationanti-authoritarianismcomplexityconflictinternationalismoodaresistanceuprisingsemmi bhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/possibilities-for-new-internationalism/https://theplausiblepossible.com/possibilities-for-new-internationalism/While few acknowledge it, the internet has immense potential in the ends of left internationalism. The old internationals were centralized affairs which…Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTemmi bevensee and frank miroslavhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/you-can-beat-information-war-through-networked-resistance/https://theplausiblepossible.com/you-can-beat-information-war-through-networked-resistance/There are many ways to win against information warfare. The important part is to leverage its weaknesses and move in swarms.Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMTemmi bevensee and frank miroslavhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/climate-change-unnatural-disasters-and-el-proyecto-de-apoyo-mutuo-mariana/https://theplausiblepossible.com/climate-change-unnatural-disasters-and-el-proyecto-de-apoyo-mutuo-mariana/I’ve just listened to the How to Save A Planet episode aired last year, “Unnatural Disasters.”Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMTclimate-changehurricane-mariamutual-aidpodcastspuerto-ricoreviewsemma buckhttps://theplausiblepossible.com/redditors-sucker-punched-a-hedge-fund-but-are-they-also-getting-played/https://theplausiblepossible.com/redditors-sucker-punched-a-hedge-fund-but-are-they-also-getting-played/The point of this post is fairly simple (though its implications are a mess):Thu, 28 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMTasymmetrygamestopgmenetworksredditrobinhoodsecstockemmi b