Hi, Jem! This is my favorite snippet so far from #breakingtogether! It's about the Davos delusions, a drum I've been beating since 2018. It exposes (what Hannah Arendt called) the "permanent lies" we're told, in this case the insidious mendacity of 'growth by capitalism.' But best of all is the tenderness of you reading this to your Dad -- absolutely love his response to you at the end.

#BreakingTogether: a freedom-loving response to collapse, is available for purchase as kindle or hardback from Amazon and as paperback from www.schumacherinstitute.org.uk 

This chapter summarises some of the arguments in the first half of the book, why such insights are uncommon, as well as presenting recent data on the "uncementing" of modern societies. 

Recognising Collapse and Cultural Decay - Chapter 7 of Breaking Together

This chapter explains how energy systems have begun to degrade and the impossibility of maintaining current trajectories of energy consumption. It is a reality which undermines the 'ecomodern' story of maintaining consumer lifestyles through new technologies. Instead richer societies need to 'power down' - voluntarily or otherwise. 

Full audio book:
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Breaking-Together-Audiobook/B0C8PTD9ZL
(or search Breaking Together in audible/itunes/etc in your country)

To read more about the book:
https://jembendell.com/2023/04/08/breaking-together-a-freedom-loving-response-to-collapse/

Good Works (GW) believes that critical thought and open debate are some of the most important contributions to ensuring we are able to create a fairer, balanced and harmonious world for all living creatures. The views expressed in this book are those of the author and do not represent the views of Good Works or The Schumacher Institute.

Breaking Together

Energy Collapse and Problems with Net Zero - Chpt 3 of Breaking Together

This is me, Jem, reading a chunk of my book, Breaking Together, to my Dad in the wonderful Rowcroft Hospice, in Torquay, UK. 

It was the first reading I'd done. It's from the opening of Chapter 12. 

You can order the book from the links on http://www.jembendell.com - including the full audiobook that is narrated by my friend Matthew Slater. 

Rowcroft Hospice
https://rowcrofthospice.org.uk/get-involved/donate/make-a-donation/

Bits of #BreakingTogether #1 - The Reverend's Trifle.m4a

This is me, Jem, reading a chunk of my book, Breaking Together, to my Dad in the wonderful Rowcroft Hospice, in Torquay, UK.

It's from Chapter 2. You can order the book from the links on www.jembendell.com - including the full audiobook that is narrated by my friend Matthew Slater.

Rowcroft Hospice
https://rowcrofthospice.org.uk/get-involved/donate/make-a-donation/

Bits of Breaking Together #2 - When Growth Became God

Chapter 5 of 'Breaking Together: a freedom-loving response to collapse' by Jem Bendell, explores the latest science on climate change, challenging some of the orthodoxy. It is narrated by Matthew Slater. 

The paperback, hardback, ebook and audiobook are available via www.jembendell.com 

Climate Collapse - chapter 5 of Breaking Together

Chapter 9 of 'Breaking Together: a freedom-loving response to collapse' by Jem Bendell, explores the latest archeology and anthropology that indicates how ancient societies had mutually beneficial relationships with nature, to challenge orthodox ideas on both material progress and the human condition. It is narrated by Matthew Slater.

The paperback, hardback, ebook and audiobook are available via www.jembendell.com

Freedom from Progress - Chapter 9 of Breaking Together

Jem Bendell - Let’s Tell The Moodsplainers They’re Wrong And Then Get Back To Work

Chapter 8 of 'Breaking Together: a freedom-loving response to collapse' by Jem Bendell, integrates insights from relevant academic disciplines to explain a liberating approach to language and culture. It is narrated by Matthew Slater.

The paperback, hardback, ebook and audiobook are available via www.jembendell.com

Freedom to know - critical wisdom in an era of collapse - Chpt 8 of Breaking Together

Chapter 12 of 'Breaking Together: a freedom-loving response to collapse' by Jem Bendell, explores many the positive responses of people after they accept the unfolding collapse of modern societies. It is narrated by Matthew Slater.

The paperback, hardback, ebook and audiobook are available via www.jembendell.com

The Doomster Way - Chapter 12 of Breaking Together

Former Occupy Wall Street activist Karen Perry explains her list of 15 benefits of collapse acceptance, and the thinking behind them, with Professor Jem Bendell. 

These are explained in a 2 part essay. The first: 
https://jembendell.com/2023/09/21/the-benefits-of-collapse-acceptance-part-1/

The Benefits of Collapse Acceptance with Karen Perry - Jem Bendell's DA conversation #1

This chapter of Breaking Together describes the underlying cause of what current commentators are describing as #polycrisis, #permacrisis, #metacrisis, #multicrisis and #omnicrisis, but that is more accurately understood as societal #collapse. The book can be ordered or downloaded via www.jembendell.com  

Freedom from banking: how the money power drove collapse / Chapter 10 of Breaking Together.

Author of #BreakingTogether, a freedom-loving response to collapse. 

Full Professor, research analyst, sociologist, songwriter, syntropic farmer. Author of the Deep Adaptation paper and movement. 

"Doomer-in-chief" GQ Magazine 

Member of the band #Sambiloto. 

http://jembendell.com 

Bits of Breaking Together #2 - When Growth Became God

Jem Bendell

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