Chaos and Conviviality

On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip and Scooter discuss the Chaos and Conviviality’s open call for submissions. See time stamps below: 0:40: Call for submissions 9:25: Discussing the theme 14:00: Honorarium details 15:10: Building the C&C universe/community 16:15: Tips for submitting 20:40: Our dreams for this issue Please see the call for submissions here . If you have questions, y...

On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip and Scooter discuss the looming threat of El Niño and the need to build communal climate resilience. See time stamps below: 1:20: Defining El Niño and discussing recent updates 4:00: Should we be scared? 8:20: All the (climate) solutions are already here 11:10: Discussing Dip’s the essay 15:10: What about the AMOC collapse? 17:25: Dip shares some insp...

On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip and Scooter discuss the re-emerging wave of “bad internet bills” across the United States and the world. Dip explores what organizing against these restrictive internet policies might look like. See time stamps below: 00:00: Introduction to Bad Internet Bills 25:50: The need for popular power in fighting these bills 30:00: Hot Take: Concern around soc...

On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip and Scooter discuss current proposals to put data centers in space, an idea which would seem to be a win-win for communities and data center developers. They analyze the push to adopt "artificial development," what it means for our communities, and how to fight back. See time stamps below: 16:17: Are there any benefits of AI? 24:20: Indigene...

On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip details GamerGate 1.0, and 2.0 and discusses the the linkages between "core gamer" culture and fascism. Dip shares some suggestions on how to combat right-wing influence in gaming through a four-point framework: build, fight, empower, and inspire. This framework, paired with values that see the importance in ending domination, oppression, an...

On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip analyzes the US government’s move from a mostly “rules-based”, “rational” “management” posture in international policy to something more forceful, using the Trump admin’s “peace plans” for Palestine, Sudan, Western Sahara, and Ukraine, alongside the strong-arming of Venezuela. Dip concludes that liberalism vs. fascism is not a battle between the force...

On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip analyzes Zohran Mamdani's NYC mayoral win and the counter-insurgent nature of 'reform' strategies. Dip ends by  proposing a bottom-up engagement that centers popular power. See time stamps below: 12:30: Distinction between progressives and radicals 19:00: Radical reasoning is abductive 21:30: What do we do? 28:35: How do we relate to el...