I’m fond of saying, “There’s no one right way to rewild.” A friend once asked me, “Sure, Peter. But is there a wrong way?” I wanted to do something fun for this episode that I haven’t delved into much before in this space, so I invited my friend on to talk about the “wrong” ways to rewild. Don’t be fooled by the candy bar image, I love elements of contemporary society that are in some ways more aligned with ancient ways… But what I abhor is when people water down rewilding to make it less about escaping from the captivity of civilization, and instead, focus simply on making captivity more comfortable while the world burns.
Notes:
Geeks, Mops, and Sociopaths in Subcultural Evolution
Rewilding, Dispatched
"Urban Hunter-Gatherers" Chapter excerpt
Cambodian genocide
After the Revolution
Ecotopia
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