Vlad Bunea

2025 = (2^2 x 5 + 5^2)^2, or 45^2, btw I'm 45 now, clearly this means this ought to be a good year, yes?

Supporting and enjoying local arts and culture.

Invisible Truths behind Visible Wars – 8 Thoughts After the Disastrous US Elections The psychopathic, narcissist, fascist former president is going to be back in office.

My new essay about the importance of perceptions and fundamental values in the aftermath of US elections. vladbunea.substack.com/p/invisible-...

…+quit your corporate job and join a worker coop, stop buying status goods, quit the stock market, boycott brands, join strikes, live simply, deeply respect all living life, attack neoliberals with op-eds, suport anti-imperialist creators with money and share their content, read a lot, coordinate

Will he read it? Or keep it upside down on the nightstand?

However, the struggles are identical because one cannot be born fascist, humans are born as social beings. Stories of liberation against oppression if told from the lens of solidarity and egalitarianism can defeat any totalitarian project.

I sympathize with his voters because their cry of rebellion against corrupt elites is a cry for liberation that was manipulated with TikTok and possibly with Russian interference.

These days, my country of birth Romania is on the verge of electing an ultranationalist-fascist old guard politician. It will be decided on December 8.

As all life unravels in the form of struggles of liberation from something or towards something, there is a thread of connectedness that is shared by all humans. By virtue of how society is constructed, these threads are functionally political, regardless of their shape.

The stories of the struggles of the Wetʼsuwetʼen depicted in the documentary Yintah (means “land”) are similar to the stories of liberation I witnessed while living under a totalitarian communist regime. I fell Wetʼsuwetʼen because I identify with their battles.

The F Word Think Tanks Lie About Economic Freedom And Risk the End of the World For Everyone

Think Tanks Lie About Economic Freedom And Risk the End of the World For Everyone (against Fraser Institute and Atlas Network)

vladbunea.substack.com/p/the-f-word

A great book edited by @farhanasultana.com everyone should read! Especially the lovely humans from the sustainability class.

It is now evident with some negligible doubt that Russia using TikTok bots has manipulated the Romanian presidential elections to propel a far right pro Kremlin neo Nazi in first position. TikTok is a cyber weapon and must be banned OR fully democratized and moved into public domain.

All social media platforms should be democratic platforms or be shut down.

The Problematique (Part 1) Listen to this episode from Tipping Point: The True Story of "The Limits to Growth" on Spotify. In the first episode of "Tipping Point," we dive into the early days of the researchers behind "The Limi...

Very insightful podcast series on the landmark report Limits to growth.
🔥🔥🌳🌳🐌🐌

open.spotify.com/episode/3Xvt...

William Petty: 'Labor is the father of material wealth, the earth is its mother.'

From: Scarcity by Jonsson & Wennerlind

Brushing up on the principles of Danish Marxism and Degrowth Communism.

1. I’ve seen a few people state, replying to y'day’s thread, that the left wing is innately respectful, while the right is innately abusive. I’m very much on the left (some would say far left) and have fought rightwing politics all my adult life. But in fairness I don’t think this is wholly true. 🧵

So I'm reading Disorienting Neoliberalism by @blmckean.bsky.social and it's really helpful in understanding wtf neoliberalism IS.

But I'm wondering if anyone has written about Christianity and it's role in providing theological cover for it. Because I'm seeing a religiosity here

go.bsky.app/EMDjhiX

1. The correct spelling is “degrowth”
2. Growth is not compatible with sustainability (see green growth vs degrowth debates)
3. The only path to sustainability is thru #degrowth

If I am wrong, we will need to convince people to stop growing the economy and plan carefully to make de-growth as painless as we can. Either way, complexity economics can help us achieve sustainability as soon as possible.”/

Complexity economist Doyne Farmer writes in his book “Making sense of chaos”:

“If I am right, and we can show that sustainability and growth are compatible, sustainability will be easier to achieve. /

Trying to find a happy medium between not knowing anything that's happening in the world and being pissed off all the time

Supporting nonlinear careers to diversify science Those who follow non-linear career trajectories often face disadvantages in academia. This Perspective looks at why individuals might choose non-linear careers and how these benefit diversity in scien...

Many people take "non-traditional" career paths in academia.
My Leading Edge colleagues and I did! We wrote for
PLOS Biology about how non-linear careers are increasingly common, but funding agencies and search committees penalize these paths. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

YouTube video by DW Documentary Is prosperity without economic growth possible? | DW Documentary

Is prosperity without economic expansion possible?

“Critics of growth want to bring the economy into harmony with the environment and social well-being. They see a world that functions without constantly wanting more.”

Canada Needs a Degrowth Green New Deal When I hear phrases like “degrowth is just not politically or economically feasible” (1) I suspect a combination of the following: ignorance about degrowth, malicious intent, selfish protection of pri...

Canada Needs a Degrowth Green New Deal
#degrowth #gnd #canada
open.substack.com/pub/vladbune...

Status quo economics is breaking down.

I made a Starter Pack of folks who are progressing ideas, philosophies, & strategies for systems change, including ecological economics, degrowth, post-growth, post-/anti-capitalism, ecosocialism, Modern Monetary Theory, Doughnut Economics
go.bsky.app/So5vwTn

List of words banned on “X” which you can now use on Bluesky🦋: Degrowth. Contraction. Antinatalism. Depopulation. Overshoot. Climate Crisis. Elon is a C**t. Ok the last one is a phrase but important anyways