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#abundance

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Kevin Leecaster

This microblog post from one of the biggest proponents for this #Abundance ideology on "why Dems should embrace selling public lands to rich people and corporations" should convince everyone to abandon that horrible idea that will undermine centuries of environmental and human rights protections we've worked hard to accrue imo.

John Arnold & o i @JohnArnoldFndtn Selling federal land for housing is the first real test of Democrats' commitment to the abundance agenda, and the results aren't promising. It's easy for a politician to embrace abundance at a high level. It's much harder when there's a specific policy with tradeoffs and politics and opposition from interest groups. The GOP budget bill includes a narrowly tailored provision to sell less than 1% of federal landholdings in the West. Eligible parcels must be near existing infrastructure, have no ecological or recreational value, and be used for housing. Land must be nominated by state or local governments, which also have a right of first refusal. This is exactly the kind of decision required to make housing more plentiful and affordable. However, many Democratic politicians who publicly support abundance are loudly decrying the provision, even spreading misinformation about it. The abundance agenda only works if it's more than a campaign slogan. Politicians who claim to support it but oppose every concrete policy to increase supply are still trapped in the everything bagel. 12:04 PM - Jun 22, 2025 - 50.6K Views 50 237 53
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Xamanismo Coletivo

"If you think this sounds weird, mystical, and god-like, you’d be correct. The last bizarre direction of discourse about #AGI is that it plays into the idea of a big, possibly benevolent #robotgod who will rescue humans from ourselves—that is, if we happen to imbue it with the right values. These people believe in one of two versions of a technological future: either an AGI that is trained with proper values will lead to a world of limitless #abundance, where we live in #post-human forms, or a big robot #superintelligence will wipe us out."

techpolicy.press/the-myth-of-a

Tech Policy Press · The Myth of AGI | TechPolicy.PressAlex Hanna and Emily M. Bender write that claims of "Artificial General Intelligence" are a cover for abandoning the current social contract.
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Jack

Klein and Thompson's "#Abundance" is a great excercise of self control for me, as while reading I find myself wanting to break into a shouting match with the pages in front of me, asking how they could be so nearsighted in their analysis of the current #liberal political sphere.

Instead of shouting at a book on the train, I instead pause and take a breath.

#degrowth
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Thilo

Three months ago, I thought post-growth economics was about giving things up. Now I see it's about holding on — to what truly matters.

🌱 From utopia-writing to blueprint-building: I’ve published a piece on how I changed my hopes about progress, tech, and civilization’s future.

Here is the piece:
🔗 eduzen.bearblog.dev/from-utopi

Let’s talk:
#PostGrowth #Degrowth #Scarcity #Abundance #Commons #DoughnutEconomics #MastodonFutures

educationZENFrom Utopia to Blueprint: How I Discovered Post-Growth Economics Is Within Reach Three months ago, I thought the most meaningful contribution I could make with my knowledge was to imagine a better world — to write the utopia for the th...
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Xamanismo Coletivo

"This #Abundance - a new book by #EzraKlein & Derek Thompson. So what is "Abundance" anyway, & why has left been so antagonistic to the ideology? Are pro-Abundance advocates like Matt Yglesias, Ezra Klein, & Derek Thompson right when they say the left's critiques are only vibe based, or is the left raising legitimate concerns about a corporate-backed, astro-turfed campaign intended to syphon off genuine populist anger? We've assembled the authors of three of the best abundance-critical op-eds to discuss. It's the most comprehensive and specific explanation of why the left should reject the "abundance" framing you're likely to hear."
youtube.com/watch?v=8hcICHEjX0

YouTubeWhy the Left Should REJECT Ezra Klein's "Abundance" GarbageBy Bad Faith
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william.maggos

Another detailed pushback on the #Abundance argument, adding the point that there is a well funded push for this more conservative framing of what's wrong with the Dems, just as voters seem to be embracing a more progressive anti oligarch approach ala the Bernie and AOC rallies. I wish Vaheesan could debate the book authors.

Public discourse does not take place on a level playing field, but real social media winning could make that happen. #SocialWeb #DemocracyOfReach

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salix sericea (@Ripple13216)

Even Stanford University is on the "Abundance Agenda" train now. And what do you know:

“We see an extreme aversion to causing [harm to] any specific person or desert tortoise or piece of landscape, but that ends up causing diffuse harm to everyone..."

Fewer regulations and - of course - a federal role limited to tax incentives.

Sounds familiar?

The new trickle down is here.

siepr.stanford.edu/news/our-co

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) · ‘Our country has a building problem’The U.S. isn’t moving fast enough to meet demand for necessities like energy and housing. A recent SIEPR Policy Forum examined how the ‘abundance’ movement aims to fix that.
#abundance#housing#energy
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flo

"[Minimalism is] standing in a collapsing society, surrounded by endless noise and glittery bullshit, and choosing silence - just choosing silence."

"Minimalism is the new “abundance.” What if everything you own is making you miserable? Less is more, more or less. Consumerism and materialism is ruining our world, but simple living is building steam. In this brutally honest video, I tell the story of how I ditched consumerism, gave capitalism the finger, and found unexpected peace in a folding chair and one spoon. Minimalism isn’t aesthetic—it’s survival. If you’ve ever felt suffocated by your stuff, your debt, or your life… this one’s for you."

So many great thoughts - strongly recommend taking your time to watch this video and really LISTEN undistracted!

"The Joy of Less: A Minimalist's Middle Finger To Modern Life"

inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=4eTfNCYhqH4

(youtu.be/4eTfNCYhqH4)

#Minimalism #Minimalismus #TheFunctionalMelancholic #Abundance #Consumerism #Materialism #Capitalism #Peace #Clearity #Survival #MentalHealth

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Eka A.

Stellar Energy totally upends energy availability and use. When solar & wind generation are stored in batteries, and the system is oversized enough to bridge the longest no generation periods.

Instead of how do we minimize energy use to how do we maximize use of available energy. It's a total inversion of energy use, and will lead to great increases in health.

youtube.com/watch?v=PC8-fxQZNB
#energy #solar #battery #electrification #Abundance #

YouTubeThe DAWN of STELLAR ENERGY | Key Findings of RethinkX’s ‘Understanding Stellar Energy’ ReportBy RethinkX
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Miguel Afonso Caetano

"Locked in their rooms, with their rudimentary computers, they set about creating a non-earthly utopia. They dreamed about other worlds and other intelligences, fusing anarchism with New Ageism and libertarianism with science fiction.

So began the tragi-comic rebirth of utopianism. Since then, the ideology has evolved with the growth of AI and cybernetics. It is now mainstream right across the tech world, with adherents including tech guru Ray Kurzweil, and billionaires Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, and Marc Andreessen. Today’s pioneers of repeating-the-past predict a future of unbounded technological and economic growth.

The “Tech Utopians” have two main projects. The first is abundance: an end to poverty, hunger, sickness, and back-breaking labour. This will supposedly be achieved through vast social engineering projects, masterminded by an elite class, and with the aid of genius machines.

The second is the improvement of humans through scientific progress. A perfect “blank slate” human will be created for utopia 2.0, and they will be morally, intellectually, and physically enhanced. Humans won’t just be cured of illness. They’ll be cured of mortality itself.

These ideas, however, are hardly new. They appeared in nascent form as far back as Plato. Then, during the Enlightenment, they grew stronger, with the promise of a blank-slate society built upon rationalism and science, in which a better type of human would emerge. Today’s Tech Utopians, though mostly claiming to be libertarians, are attempting the same projects — only this time they plan to use AI and biotech to achieve their goals. Elon Musk, for one, envisages a “future of abundance” once AI reaches human-level intelligence (so-called AGI)."

unherd.com/2025/05/the-cruelty

UnHerd · The cruelty of Tech UtopianismBy Ewan Morrison
#Utopianism#TechUtopianism#SiliconValley
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