The opposite of "World Changing" is "eco-goth" - a subculture where one's social standing is largely set by the quality of one's gloom.
Dec 1, 08
And, yes, this is a joke. But I do think it's worth pondering. It's not the whole story about ecological gloomeisters, but it hits a nerve, rather closely...
If they're goth, I want to be punk!
Posted by: Vinay on October 22, 2004 5:21 PM
A little irony helps one-dimensional categories go a long way ;-)
Posted by: Gyrus on October 23, 2004 7:44 AM
Think green. Wear black.
Posted by: Alex Steffen on October 23, 2004 8:11 AM
We should so register EcoGoth and run it as WorldChanging's parody sister site for all the partisan, depressing, what did you call it.... terribilisimo! stuff...
EGOGOTH...
WE'RE SCREWED, AND WE'RE BETTER THAN YOU, BECAUSE WE CAN FACE IT...
We'd get a lot of stuff out of our system, that's for sure....
Posted by: Vinay on October 23, 2004 8:18 AM
worldchanging was founded on the idea that real solutions already exist for building the future we want. it's just a matter of grabbing hold and getting moving.
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