Dave Pollard

Dave Pollard's chronicle of civilization's collapse, creative works and essays on our culture.

47 posts

The Other Side of ‘No Me’

by Dave Pollard in Radical Non-Duality Dec 12, 2022 — 7 min read

I want to understand how a message that is so useless and so counter to everything I’ve been taught about the nature of reality, can be at the same time so resonant, and so compelling.

What a Fool Believes

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Dec 9, 2022 — 4 min read

A dear friend said to me a couple of months back: “You say that as if you know that for a fact; it’s just what you believe, which is ultimately just your opinion”.

No Reason

by Dave Pollard in Radical Non-Duality Dec 6, 2022 — 9 min read

Indecent Jobs

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Nov 21, 2022 — 8 min read

Our Perverse, and Accidental, ‘Human’ Nature

by Dave Pollard in Our Culture / Ourselves Nov 5, 2022 — 9 min read

Talking With Those Who Disagree With You

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Nov 3, 2022 — 6 min read

Our ‘Pathetic’ Species

by Dave Pollard in Creative Works Nov 2, 2022 — 6 min read

Ten Things That Astonish Me

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Oct 25, 2022 — 2 min read

This Body Takes Me for a Walk

by Dave Pollard in Creative Works Oct 24, 2022 — 7 min read

The Caste War for the Dregs

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Oct 11, 2022 — 4 min read

We Already Live on Mars

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Aug 10, 2022 — 4 min read

An Age of Wonder

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Aug 9, 2022 — 8 min read

Addicted to Crude

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Aug 4, 2022 — 6 min read

Plus Ça Change: Lessons from a Mall

by Dave Pollard in Creative Works Jul 30, 2022 — 8 min read

Collapse, Not Apocalypse

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Jul 27, 2022 — 6 min read

Not Meant to Govern Each Other

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Jul 18, 2022 — 4 min read

Half Time Score: Coronavirus 10, Humanity 0

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Jul 16, 2022 — 5 min read

The Way It Is

by Dave Pollard in Creative Works Jun 27, 2022 — 7 min read

Links of the Month: June 2022

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Jun 12, 2022 — 11 min read

Modernity as Whipping-Boy

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Jun 10, 2022 — 5 min read

What Makes Your Life Worthwhile?

by Dave Pollard in Our Culture / Ourselves Jun 7, 2022 — 8 min read

Regulating Hate, Hate Speech, and Hate Crimes

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Jun 5, 2022 — 7 min read

No Matter

by Dave Pollard in Radical Non-Duality Jun 3, 2022 — 8 min read

Capitalist Oligarchies See Governments As Their Last Competitors

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Jun 2, 2022 — 9 min read

More Risky Business

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Jun 1, 2022 — 6 min read

Up On the Roof

by Dave Pollard in Creative Works May 29, 2022 — 6 min read

The Humanist Trap

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works May 27, 2022 — 7 min read

Noticing What’s Missing

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works May 24, 2022 — 4 min read

How Abandonment of the $US Could Precipitate Global Economic Collapse

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works May 22, 2022 — 13 min read

Links of the Month: May 2022

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works May 14, 2022 — 11 min read

Cognitive Dissonance

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works May 9, 2022 — 3 min read

Understanding Why (Part 2): The War in Ukraine and the Destruction of Mariupol

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works May 8, 2022 — 12 min read

Understanding Why (Part 1): Why War?

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works May 5, 2022 — 8 min read

Propaganda, Mis- and Disinformation, and Censorship: The War for Hearts and Minds

by Dave Pollard in How the World Really Works Apr 17, 2022 — 9 min read

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