It’s clear we’re at the End of Something. Dying democracy, rise of authoritarianism, impending climate catastrophe, and unspeakable violence daily. Complete system failure feels imminent, doesn’t it?
Singles | Michael Boezi
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Individualism is our common enemy; positive change is a collective effort.
With that, I have been writing and releasing this series of singles to invite reflection in a non-confrontational way. To use the privilege I have to shine a light on what I've learned – and especially what I've UNLEARNED.
Society suffers under decades of programming and propaganda – and we are waking up. But the algorithms will try to keep us apart because this is what those in power fear the most – that we learn from each other's experiences.
Behind-the scenes: View "process shots" of my progress.
Knocks
There’s a sense of exhaustion that we all feel from the intensity of the past decade. Capitalism depletes our energy: How do we respond to it?
Shiver
Numbness is what they want – it keeps us paralyzed to action. Feel something. Throw kindling on your empathy and let your anger burn. Action is the antidote to apathy.
Imperfect Disguise
Dissociation is what happens when your body is in one place but your brain is in a way different place. It’s a totally understandable response right now.
Fever
Disinformation is deployed by those in power to keep us apart, distracted by tribalism and bitter in-fighting. Collective action is only possible when we see and experience commonality and cohesion.
Sympathy’s Soul
What good is compassion if you don’t act on it? Sympathy isn’t worth a thing if you’re not willing to stand up as an ally.
Blind Spot
A switch flips and you do something unexpected. Before you know it, you’re on a journey of self-reflection. On a winding road of personal growth, confronting past versions of yourself. But are we too late?
Lifelike
How do we know what’s real anymore? When we’re surrounded by things such as AI, chatbots, and deepfakes – it’s disorienting. That’s on purpose, of course. It makes urgent the trivial and unimportant to keep our attention focused away from the systems of power and oppression.
Close Your Eyes (Gamma Knife Brain Surgery)
Sometimes what we WANT to believe creates blind spots. Couple this with the torrent of disinformation, and you get oppressors as “leaders.”
Transparent
If we live like everything is a transaction, we end up feeling spent all the time. Each personal encounter converted into units of distorted value: “Every glance, a business deal.” But what happens “when the attention starts to wane?”