What’s Wrong with the Modern World? (With Paul Kingsnorth)

Most people feel like there's something wrong with our modern world. But what exactly is it? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson discuss with writer and thinker Paul Kingsnorth, unpacking his new book "Against the Machine".

References and resources:

How cell phones made life worse:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/

Dropping confidence in US instititons: 

https://news.gallup.com/poll/647303/confidence-institutions-mostly-flat-police.aspx

Blesses

Time Out of Joint (Book)
You are a Tree (Book)
Weapons (Movie)
The Master and his Emissary (Book)
Wounded By Love (Book)

 

Curses

Idiocracy (Movie)
Eddington (Movie)
AI (Technology) 

Websites

The Overthinkers: theoverthinkersjournal.world
Nathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.me
Joseph Holmes: josephholmesstudios.com
Paul Kingsnorth: paulkingsnorth.net