How To Become Manager Of The Universe
Mastering the art of Sabotage, part 2
This June: In the Luminary Braintrust, we’re hosting a series on common ways we sabotage our own activism and publishing it here on Substack, free to the public. Expect more frequent emails through this series in June. We’ll return to weekly updates in July.
As the main character of our universe, your job is to rescue everybody
Let’s take inspiration from nefarious pillars of the kyriarchy such as ‘Anti-Slavery Activist’ Charles Jacobs, ‘Digital Philantropist,’ Mr. Beast, and ‘Humanity’s Neediest Savior,’ Elon Musk.
Welcome to the ultimate guide on derailing inclusion and justice in your community.
Follow these steps to master the art of sabotage by maintaining the status quo and solving all problems the traditional super hero way — whether we asked for your help or not.
Sabotage everything - it’s so easy you’re already doing it!
Click through to the second guide on our series to learn:
How to build your reputation and secure bragging rights
Stay busy solving the problems of everyone you know
Let your superior intuition override the experiences and feelings of others
Pro tips to intrude upon and confuse your collaborators
Common mistakes, pitfalls & counter-sabotage to watch out for
Coming up next
This June, The Luminary Braintrust support group by Raising Luminaries hosts a series of articles on how to stop sabotaging your own activism. We’ve decided to share it here for free in the Ignition Notes for everybody. Both because it’s important, but also, because it’s funny.
So I’ll be emailing much more frequently in June before we return to weekly updates in July.
You could try and rescue the world on your own - but you don’t have to
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