Craigslist is amazing. Back in the early 2000's, Craigslist was like the Silk Road of the 7th Century - or even the darkweb Silk Road of the early 2010's - in that it seemed to offer an intersection for people of every walk of life, seeking to swap everything humans could ever imagine transacting. No… Continue reading Are You A Ghost Using The Internet? Part 1
Author: The Unists
Is Life A Spectator Sport?
"...It has taken and still takes all of us, working together, to do this. We are the ones doing it, every day. And yet most of us seem to feel that we can have more control over football games than we can over our cities, our jobs, even our own lives." The curious thing about… Continue reading Is Life A Spectator Sport?
“What’s The Point of Doing Anything if Nobody’s Watching?”
"We all want to be famous, to be seen, frozen, preserved in the media, because we've come to trust what is seen more than what is actually lived. Somehow we've gotten everything backwards and images seem more real to us than experiences. To know that we really exist, that we really matter, we have to… Continue reading “What’s The Point of Doing Anything if Nobody’s Watching?”
How Unists See The Future
As Unists, we are done thinking small scale; letting Ancient Hatreds and artificial divisions hold us back, both personally and as a human race, from embodying a future where a person is judged Not by their gender, their ethnicity or race, even their politics, religious beliefs, or private lifestyles, whatever does not interfere with others’… Continue reading How Unists See The Future
Tweet and Follow Us @TheUnists
As a "by the people for the people" movement, just by reading this, you have become a small part of something that will begin to shape our shared future on a grand scale, and thereby the course of human history entirely. From this point on, how you want to be involved with or removed from Unism… Continue reading Tweet and Follow Us @TheUnists
The Circle: the Symbol of Unism
In choosing a symbol for Unism, we wanted something simple and universal enough to be understood by people of all ages, all around the world. Something that could express the ideas of unity and communion, but was fundamental enough in design to be easily utilized by anyone in support of this philosophy and approach to… Continue reading The Circle: the Symbol of Unism
The Age of Loneliness
Over a year ago, George Monbiot wrote an article titled "The Age of Loneliness Is Killing Us" for the UK newspaper The Guardian, wherein he highlights the maladies of our age. If you haven't read it, we recommend doing so now, or at least taking a cursory glance at it to get a sense of… Continue reading The Age of Loneliness
What Are We Doing?
Hello! Welcome to the Unists blog! This is the start of something very large in scope. It is a plan, project, discussion, exploration, and formulation of what we want the future of our civilization to look like. That may seem like a daunting mission, but luckily, it all starts specifically with you. By reading this,… Continue reading What Are We Doing?
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