No Way Out But Through
@nwoubt.bsky.social
Thinking about how to carve out a life worth living on the other side of the planetary crisis. See my substack: https://substack.com/@nwoubt
Fellow ecocidal-capitalism-haters, I have a message for you. First, know your enemy: substack.com/@nwoubt/p-17... (1/2)
Capitalism Runs on Darker Magic Than Even Most Capitalists Realize
Stick with me on this one
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November 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Fellow ecocidal-capitalism-haters, I have a message for you. First, know your enemy: substack.com/@nwoubt/p-17... (1/2)
Senior doctors*, meanwhile, are advising Delhi folks who can, to leave the city during this Time of Foul Air, “especially the elderly”.
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Leave Delhi If You Can
The Spirit of AQI
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November 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Senior doctors*, meanwhile, are advising Delhi folks who can, to leave the city during this Time of Foul Air, “especially the elderly”.
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“I’m fortunate that I can experience the beauty of nature near my home. But almost every city has some parks and open spaces, or at least some trees and greenery.
Don’t take these things for granted.”
— Genuinely great advice from Ted Goia here: substack.com/home/post/…
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Don’t take these things for granted.”
— Genuinely great advice from Ted Goia here: substack.com/home/post/…
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November 6, 2025 at 10:24 AM
“I’m fortunate that I can experience the beauty of nature near my home. But almost every city has some parks and open spaces, or at least some trees and greenery.
Don’t take these things for granted.”
— Genuinely great advice from Ted Goia here: substack.com/home/post/…
(1/2)
Don’t take these things for granted.”
— Genuinely great advice from Ted Goia here: substack.com/home/post/…
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“We need to embrace the idea of resilience as a core focus rather than the singular metric of growth that ignores the clear and present risks to not just the upside, but the very existence of many businesses.“ (1/4)
www.deloitte.com/in/en/issues...
www.deloitte.com/in/en/issues...
The state of climate response in India
The report establishes a baseline for India’s climate metrics, highlights interconnected risks, captures the current state of climate action, and outlines a path forward for resilient growth.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:09 AM
“We need to embrace the idea of resilience as a core focus rather than the singular metric of growth that ignores the clear and present risks to not just the upside, but the very existence of many businesses.“ (1/4)
www.deloitte.com/in/en/issues...
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When was the last time you spoke to a truly wise, kind, and equanimous older person who got you to think differently about the world?
When was the last time you interacted with an “artificial” intelligence. Maybe there’s something you can do about this: substack.com/@nwoubt/no…
When was the last time you interacted with an “artificial” intelligence. Maybe there’s something you can do about this: substack.com/@nwoubt/no…
https://substack.com/@nwoubt/no…
November 3, 2025 at 7:26 AM
When was the last time you spoke to a truly wise, kind, and equanimous older person who got you to think differently about the world?
When was the last time you interacted with an “artificial” intelligence. Maybe there’s something you can do about this: substack.com/@nwoubt/no…
When was the last time you interacted with an “artificial” intelligence. Maybe there’s something you can do about this: substack.com/@nwoubt/no…
Good analogy
Would you want or expect big tobacco to cure lung cancer? Why should fossil fuel companies be any different?
October 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Good analogy
Whatever the final outcome, cases like this underline the huge principal-agent problem ordinary young people face with pension funds and climate change. (1/2)
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Canadian Pension Fund Sued by Young People Over Climate Risks
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board was sued by a group of young people who claim the pension fund is putting their benefits in jeopardy by mismanaging climate-related financial risks.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Whatever the final outcome, cases like this underline the huge principal-agent problem ordinary young people face with pension funds and climate change. (1/2)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“We play this marvelous game where we pretend that the things we use fossil fuels to do don’t cause us to burn fossil fuels. We pretend that we can do all the same things without burning fossil fuels. We tell each other pretty lies about transition.”
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Now what?
yes, it's collapsing. I got that.
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October 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
“We play this marvelous game where we pretend that the things we use fossil fuels to do don’t cause us to burn fossil fuels. We pretend that we can do all the same things without burning fossil fuels. We tell each other pretty lies about transition.”
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Beautifully, evocatively written:
"Fear is only a great motivator when exits are in sight. When none exist, we need the temerity to bore new holes in dark caverns."
www.planetcritical.com/p/fear-is-a-...
Come to think of it, that's exactly what I'm trying to do with No Way Out But Through.
"Fear is only a great motivator when exits are in sight. When none exist, we need the temerity to bore new holes in dark caverns."
www.planetcritical.com/p/fear-is-a-...
Come to think of it, that's exactly what I'm trying to do with No Way Out But Through.
Fear is a bad motivator
Plus some news about migrating away from Substack
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October 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Beautifully, evocatively written:
"Fear is only a great motivator when exits are in sight. When none exist, we need the temerity to bore new holes in dark caverns."
www.planetcritical.com/p/fear-is-a-...
Come to think of it, that's exactly what I'm trying to do with No Way Out But Through.
"Fear is only a great motivator when exits are in sight. When none exist, we need the temerity to bore new holes in dark caverns."
www.planetcritical.com/p/fear-is-a-...
Come to think of it, that's exactly what I'm trying to do with No Way Out But Through.
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All the lip gloss being put on the AI boom as somehow good for climate or the energy transition is masking that, at the present moment, it's a disaster.
Not only more gas generation, but the worst, dirtiest, least efficient kind. Turning the clock back 25 years.
heatmap.news/energy/natur...
Not only more gas generation, but the worst, dirtiest, least efficient kind. Turning the clock back 25 years.
heatmap.news/energy/natur...
Data Centers Have Solved Their Speed-to-Power Problem — With Natural Gas
“Old economy” companies like Caterpillar and Williams are cashing in by selling smaller, less-efficient turbines to impatient developers.
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October 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
All the lip gloss being put on the AI boom as somehow good for climate or the energy transition is masking that, at the present moment, it's a disaster.
Not only more gas generation, but the worst, dirtiest, least efficient kind. Turning the clock back 25 years.
heatmap.news/energy/natur...
Not only more gas generation, but the worst, dirtiest, least efficient kind. Turning the clock back 25 years.
heatmap.news/energy/natur...
A version of "If you're not a socialist when you're young you don't have a heart and if you're still a socialist when you're old, you don't have a brain" seems applicable here
Is Social Media Destroying Democracy—Or Giving It To Us Good And Hard?
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Is Social Media Destroying Democracy—Or Giving It To Us Good And Hard?
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Is Social Media Destroying Democracy—Or Giving It To Us Good And Hard?
It’s easier to blame the algorithm than the bewildered herd.
www.conspicuouscognition.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A version of "If you're not a socialist when you're young you don't have a heart and if you're still a socialist when you're old, you don't have a brain" seems applicable here
Is Social Media Destroying Democracy—Or Giving It To Us Good And Hard?
www.conspicuouscognition.com/p/is-social-...
Is Social Media Destroying Democracy—Or Giving It To Us Good And Hard?
www.conspicuouscognition.com/p/is-social-...
Spotted. That rare thing. Another mind gifted (and cursed) with Climate Situational Awareness.
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Jeff McFadden (@jeffanddonkeys)
This is one of those days. I mean, look around you. The world has gone crazy, and I’m half a step ahead on the journey.
Anyway - it would be the easiest thing in the world to significantly reduce fu...
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October 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Spotted. That rare thing. Another mind gifted (and cursed) with Climate Situational Awareness.
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“Was the fossil-fuel-driven lifestyle truly progress, or a dead end of destruction masquerading as advancement? Might its abandonment enable richer, less frenetic, more sustainable forms of life?”
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Opinion | The West Is Lost
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October 7, 2025 at 6:33 AM
“Was the fossil-fuel-driven lifestyle truly progress, or a dead end of destruction masquerading as advancement? Might its abandonment enable richer, less frenetic, more sustainable forms of life?”
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“Yes, we are on our own— which is alarming enough in a growing planetary crisis — but we’re also working with systems, skills, tools and resources that no longer work the way they (up until recently) did.”
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How long will your window stay open?
Acting while we still can.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:40 AM
“Yes, we are on our own— which is alarming enough in a growing planetary crisis — but we’re also working with systems, skills, tools and resources that no longer work the way they (up until recently) did.”
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WRONG.
AI is not a life-saving or life-maintaining technology the way air conditioning is.
We need to stop shaming people for using something that actually keeps them alive as though their lives are luxuries.
AI is not a life-saving or life-maintaining technology the way air conditioning is.
We need to stop shaming people for using something that actually keeps them alive as though their lives are luxuries.
September 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
WRONG.
AI is not a life-saving or life-maintaining technology the way air conditioning is.
We need to stop shaming people for using something that actually keeps them alive as though their lives are luxuries.
AI is not a life-saving or life-maintaining technology the way air conditioning is.
We need to stop shaming people for using something that actually keeps them alive as though their lives are luxuries.
Oh nooo my two worst enemies are joining forces: rats and climate change
"Cities experiencing greater temperature increases over time saw larger increases in rats," (1/3)
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"Cities experiencing greater temperature increases over time saw larger increases in rats," (1/3)
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Ratmageddon: Why rats are overrunning our cities
Rats are multiplying at speed in urban areas. So, what's really behind the boom - and is it now unstoppable?
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September 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Oh nooo my two worst enemies are joining forces: rats and climate change
"Cities experiencing greater temperature increases over time saw larger increases in rats," (1/3)
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"Cities experiencing greater temperature increases over time saw larger increases in rats," (1/3)
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Indian cities are so woefully unprepared for global warming. Well, I suppose everywhere is unprepared. Regression reigns.
Back online after a globally warmed torrent of 251 mm of rain crashed down on Kolkata on Monday night and caused massive power outages & flooding. No electricity since Monday, just came back now after two nights. 10 people killed so far by the floods (usually electrocution).
September 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Indian cities are so woefully unprepared for global warming. Well, I suppose everywhere is unprepared. Regression reigns.
Hear me out! Beneath the layers of bilious bluster lies an argument for climate adaptation, in President Donald J. Trump's UN General Assembly speech. Yes, that's right. Donald Trump is FOR investing in climate change adaptation. (1/4)
September 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Hear me out! Beneath the layers of bilious bluster lies an argument for climate adaptation, in President Donald J. Trump's UN General Assembly speech. Yes, that's right. Donald Trump is FOR investing in climate change adaptation. (1/4)
Sharing this is the nicest single thing I could do for a stranger on the internet right now. If you want to know how you should be thinking about living in a 3 degrees hotter climate changed world, reading this right here is the most effective step you could take: open.substack.com/pub/alexstef...
Launching the New, New Snap Forward
I'm here to chew bubble gum and ready us for planetary discontinuity — and I'm all out of bubble gum.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Sharing this is the nicest single thing I could do for a stranger on the internet right now. If you want to know how you should be thinking about living in a 3 degrees hotter climate changed world, reading this right here is the most effective step you could take: open.substack.com/pub/alexstef...
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This is happening now www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
September 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This is happening now www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Watch Season 2, Episode 4 of Hacks. There's an incredible one-line piece of dialogue slipped in there. I want to talk to anyone who's seen it.
September 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Watch Season 2, Episode 4 of Hacks. There's an incredible one-line piece of dialogue slipped in there. I want to talk to anyone who's seen it.
Pay attention to how the online world is re-ordering the physical word in dramatic ways. It is very consequential to you and me: x.com/JavierBlas/s...
September 22, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Pay attention to how the online world is re-ordering the physical word in dramatic ways. It is very consequential to you and me: x.com/JavierBlas/s...
How often is it that an indie movie captures the cultural moment in very subtle you’ve-got-to-be-looking-for-them ways? Either I’m projecting, or that’s what Weapons has done really well: nwoubt.substack.com/p/things-hav...
Things Have Gone Badly Awry
There's an analogy in here somewhere. Or two, or three...
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September 16, 2025 at 6:09 AM
How often is it that an indie movie captures the cultural moment in very subtle you’ve-got-to-be-looking-for-them ways? Either I’m projecting, or that’s what Weapons has done really well: nwoubt.substack.com/p/things-hav...
Responsible policymaking
Spanish Schools Will Now Teach Children How to Cope With Climate Disasters
Spain is rolling out a groundbreaking new education plan that puts climate preparedness at the heart of the classroom
Spain is rolling out a groundbreaking new education plan that puts climate preparedness at the heart of the classroom
September 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Responsible policymaking