Gospel

Culture of Consumers

The fabric of our existence is sewn with the items that we purchase and the technologies we adopt. Like fish in water, we hardly recognize how the mental and physical environment we live in is shaping the way we think and operate within our world. How do we recognize the toxins in our world that fight against being truly human? Writer and activist Micah White states that we must begin to "celebrate a new aesthetic that cherishes subsistence over surplus, local over national and play over work." The myth of consumerism is that 'more is better'. "But to this lie, we will with great strength respond that only by consuming less can we live more."

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Gospel

Mental Pollution

The fabric of our existence is sewn with the items that we purchase and the technologies we adopt. Like fish in water, we hardly recognize how the mental and physical environment we live in is shaping the way we think and operate within our world. Adbusters Senior Editor Micah White explores the message and thought behind the magazine and the movement.

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Social Sector

Activism After Clicktivism

For over a decade, revolutionaries and culture jammers have been paralyzed by the computer screen. We've come to rely far too heavily on a particular form of internet organizing: clicktivism. But activists are realizing that clicktivism will never breed social revolution. Is internet organizing in decline and, if so, what does that mean for revolutionaries? Writer and activist Micah White explores what's next.


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Media

Toxic Culture

Can we fight back against the incessant flow of logos, brands, slogans and jingles that submerge our streets, invade our homes and flicker on our screens? Micah White, senior editor at Adbusters, argues that we must first recognize that we suffer from mental pollution before we can even begin to reclaim our imaginations and our mind space.


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