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Team Human
Team Human is a manifesto — a fiery distillation of preeminent digital theorist Douglas Rushkoff’s most urgent thoughts on civilization and human nature.
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TEAM HUMAN: THE BOOK // Serialized Weekly
The True Origins of Transhumanism
The True Origins of Transhumanism
How Russians, robots, and dolphins spawned a movement at Esalen
Douglas Rushkoff
Feb 17
Self-Actualization and the Myth of Personal Growth
Self-Actualization and the Myth of Personal Growth
How the counterculture surrendered communal well-being to individual enlightenment
Douglas Rushkoff
Feb 10
How the Promise of a Utopian Future Was Used to Justify Mass Exploitation
How the Promise of a Utopian Future Was Used to Justify Mass Exploitation
On encountering the destructiveness of European colonialists, Native Americans concluded that the invaders must have a disease
Douglas Rushkoff
Feb 3
Why We Exchanged Circular Sustainability for a World of Straight Lines
Why We Exchanged Circular Sustainability for a World of Straight Lines
We drive forward with our eyes on the horizon, ignoring the devastation we create in our wake
Douglas Rushkoff
Jan 27
How Our Healthy Longing for Awe Gets Exploited by the Truly Awful
How Our Healthy Longing for Awe Gets Exploited by the Truly Awful
There’s a difference between awe and excitement. These days, we mostly get the latter.
Douglas Rushkoff
Jan 20
How Shame Became the Weapon of the Shameless
How Shame Became the Weapon of the Shameless
Social stigmas are used to keep us from finding our collective power
Douglas Rushkoff
Dec 30, 2020
In a World Run by Algorithms, Weirdness Is Our Best Weapon
In a World Run by Algorithms, Weirdness Is Our Best Weapon
How anomalous behavior defeats the systems of social control
Douglas Rushkoff
Dec 23, 2020
The Uncanny Valley Is Our Best Defense
The Uncanny Valley Is Our Best Defense
Our bodies recognize the dangers of simulation, and we should too
Douglas Rushkoff
Dec 16, 2020
If a TV Show Has a Spoiler, Chances Are It’s Already Spoiled
If a TV Show Has a Spoiler, Chances Are It’s Already Spoiled
Real masterpieces don’t have conclusive answers, but new sorts of questions
Douglas Rushkoff
Dec 10, 2020
Why the Best Art Isn’t Very Commercial
Why the Best Art Isn’t Very Commercial
We live in a world where uncertainty is equated with anxiety instead of with life
Douglas Rushkoff
Dec 2, 2020
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