Thoughts of a TechnoWizard

Thoughts of a TechnoWizard

By Elijah ClaudeSociety & CulturePersonal Journals
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Thoughts of a TechnoWizard episodes

  • How Changing the World is as easy as making friends

    Do you think changing the world is hard? Impossible? Unrealistic? Well today I hope to show how changing the world could be as simple as building a real community around yourself.As I seek to decompress from being gainfully employed, I meander my way into sharing thoughts and desires I have around the importance of community in building a better world.


    Check out my new podcast with my brother, called Claudian Rhythm!

    https://open.spotify.com/show/5SPKle96FpcHRgU0myEFEs?si=GheWv0l8SoyMnM0wvr1H9Q

    30 min
  • Furloughed

    I am being put on furlough.... basically it's being laid off, but I can keep my benefits until I find another job, they hire us back, or they close up shop.

    Losing your job always sucks, but I feel particularly frustrated for not being more prepared for this inevitability since I always knew that job security was not a thing.

    Nonetheless, I am also very excited!! I'm finally going to have hella time to work on all the projects I've been wanting to work on over the past few years.

    So stay tuned!! And let me know if there's anything you want to see first!


    Also... if you want to support financially, feel free to send to my cashapp: $ElijahThaddeusClaude

    1 hr 38 min
  • Ambitious Story Concepts with Disappointing Execution

    I'm back!! I share some of the stressors I've had and much of the stories I've been reading these past few weeks. These stories include (roughly in order of discussion): Consider Phlebas by Ian M. Banks, The Long Earth series by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter, House of Suns by Alistair Reynolds, and the webfiction Ar'Kendrithyst by Arcs.

    And I forgot to talk about A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys... which is a shame because it was my favorite novel of the lot! Definitely have to get into it in the next episode.

    1 hr 38 min
  • The gravity of philosophy - a working metaphor
    Today I struggle to recall the podcast I listened to interviewing Sara Walker talking about Assembly Theory and the origins of life. So instead talk more about philosophy, Solarpunk, scifi, and the importance of giving alternatives alongside critiques.
    52 min
  • Existential concepts of 'God'
    Today I share some thoughts I had after watching CJ The X's video called "6 Shaped of God" https://youtu.be/GZg_36utl2w?si=ywmvPFqxDxxufZde ... I get into my frustrations/beliefs around god and what I think is a more rational and helpful spiritual belief may encompass.
    36 min
  • What the Grammys show about Institutions
    Today I share some thoughts I had after listening to the Decoder podcast with Harvey Mason Jr., the CEO of the nonprofit that runs the Grammys. I go into the problems of institutions and how we may be able to do things differently if we take a more decentralized, anarchist approach to organizations, power, and social support.
    45 min
  • Cats, Lego, and Hiphop
    In this episode, I give some updates on what I've been doing and struggling this month and share my thoughts on hip-hop and the place competition plays in the art... all while walking my cat (well for some of it).
    1 hr
  • My co-op idea for changing the world
    Today I share more ideas on how I can combine a research center, a community center, an innovationab, and ab educational center all into a communal living system. This is the type of co-operative organization that I want to help create to solve some of the most important problems in the world...
    58 min
  • Moving in, Furniture, and Solarpunk Ideas
    We finally moved into our own place!! I recount the process, troubles, and highlights of the move as well as what I'm looking forward to. I then share some insights I'm learning about getting furniture and such. Finally, I end with some ideas I've had around tools that would help build communities, craft stuff, and a Solarpunk trucking game!
    1 hr 21 min

About Thoughts of a TechnoWizard

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An audiojournal documenting my journey to become a TechnoWizard (or perhaps a TechnoAnarchoShaman).