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Photo by Sarah Noack on July 10, 2026.
Photo by Sarah Noack on July 10, 2026.
Photo by Sarah Noack on July 10, 2026.
Photo by Sarah Noack on July 10, 2026.
Photo by Sarah Noack on July 10, 2026.
Photo by Sarah Noack on July 10, 2026.
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Posted On: July 10th 2026, 12:46 pm
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I’ve rebranded my Substack, where I’ve been publishing think pieces on just about every imaginable topic under the sun for the past three years. Without a doubt, critiquing current trends (meta glasses i‘m looking at you!!!!) is incredibly important. Mandatory, even. However, I’ve realized that even as progressive voices, we’ve become trapped in a media ecosystem that rewards outrage far more than imagination. We CAN and SHOULD be astronomically enraged at all the atrocities unfolding in the world, but thinking rage alone is a political strategy is just as illusory as thinking an alarm system is a blueprint for a new house. @futureliciousmag is my small contribution to building the kind of media that doesn’t stop at diagnosing the present, but cultivates the imagination required to design futures worthy of humanity. It’s a reader-supported publication and most articles won‘t be paywalled, as I want these ideas to be as accessible as possible. If you’d like to help build this kind of media ecosystem, you can become a founding member by choosing your own price, gift someone a yearly subscription (€50/year), or join as a monthly member for €5. Every subscription helps keep this publication independent while making it possible to pay fair wages for the work that goes into it. I’m incredibly excited for this new chapter, and all I hope is that it helps as many people as possible replace the feeling of helplessness with the conviction that the future is still ours to shape. 💚

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Comments (36)
aefotis 3 months ago

aefotis

Loveeee

esabella.p 3 months ago

esabella.p

Girl you got me tearing up. This is what I wanted for so long. Used to believe Christianity was what would give me that vision but when that fell apart, I didn’t know what to do. So I became even more nihilistic and depressed. But now you say we can be optimistic anyway? Girl, sign me up. I’m in. I want to try it. And I’m definitely signing up for your study club btw.

dl666_0 3 months ago

dl666_0

"If you know your rights, you're entitled."

thestorypriestess 3 months ago

thestorypriestess

All we need is a leader. Truly. Someone who can inspire like Obama did.

j_ennii_ 3 months ago

j_ennii_

Omg THANK YOUUUU!!! 🙏👏👏🙌 jesus that needed to be said!

electricpinkaura 3 months ago

electricpinkaura

Yes!!!!! Fortune favours the brave for a reason. I'd rather be living in a misery of my own making than accepting the one handed to me. And ironically when I am optimistically chasing everything I want and need with my entire being, no matter how hard and chaotic it gets, it is NEVER miserable. It may be relentless but in the way that makes you feel full, makes you feel whole. It is my aching back and feet at the end of the night and never ending to-do list the next morning and feeling the weight of both whilst brimming over with pride and joy. A life handmade by me, for me. What greater gift is there to behold?

avasol144 3 months ago

avasol144

I thank you for this - I could not agree more!! 💃🔥🥰 have so many visions and ideas for the future and I align with so many people already working on them!! It’s so much fun to dream forward!

resumebynico 3 months ago

resumebynico

This really changed my perspective. Thank you. Pessimism is safe and keeps your hands clean. Damn, I hated reading that but I know it's true.

shellyyy98 4 months ago

shellyyy98

So excited to read this!!

kittengrid 4 months ago

kittengrid

I remind everyone I know we live in a “both and” era, you can feel disillusioned AND still take action pull every lever available to you Nobody wants to look like a fool, and in effort to not be hoodwinked adopt a heuristic of cynicism. But cynicism alone is not same as critique, it’s just a bias like any other

loveforallherenow 4 months ago

loveforallherenow

This is exactly what I'm up against! Working on building a movement to stop using money and make everything free. It's so completely possible, and closer than most people think. But we can't actually change things if everyone sees change as "too utopian" I know we've all had our hearts crushed by the system and that makes people scared to hope. But my god we have to pivot

isabellegoodrich 4 months ago

isabellegoodrich

I’m coming over LETS GET OPTIMISTIC NOW!!!!!

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