News
Tenants in Woodlawn are Resisting Removal. So Can the Rest of Us.
Dip discusses recent tenant movement developments in the area near the soon-to-open Obama Center in Chicago.
Chaos and Conviviality
Newsletter
Weekly Roundup | Mar 8, 2026
Happy International Working Women’s Day! We are standing with working class, precarious, colonized, and otherwise marginalized women today (for the rest of the month, and every day). This week, we published three essays and a podcast: one article and pod on video games and nostalgia, one on how to
Organizing 100
Most Organizations Are Hierarchical. Here’s What Can Be Done Instead.
Following some notes on how to get involved, I want to dive into more depth about organizing. The first post was about organizing too, but, for someone who’s brand new, it often looks like activism: the tactics without the strategy. That’s fine; spontaneity is the lifeblood of any
Essay
To End Gender-Based Violence, the Patriarchy Needs to be Smashed
Dip discusses the importance of having an analysis of patriarchy, based on recent information released by the UN on violence against women.
Essay
“We” Didn’t Have Better Games. We Had Better Ads.
Dip rejects nostalgia-dipped understandings of the current video game culture and industry.
Podcast
Podcast: "Games Suck Nowadays"
On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip details GamerGate 1.0, and 2.0 and discusses the the linkages between "core gamer" culture and fascism. Dip shares some suggestions on how to combat right-wing influence in gaming through a four-point framework: build, fight, empower, and
Newsletter
Weekly Roundup | Mar 1, 2026
On Feb 28, the US & Israel bombed Iran, causing many casualties and the death of Supreme Leader Khamenei. We stand in solidarity with the people of Iran and oppose US-Zionist aggression wholeheartedly. This week, we wrote about the misleading nature of “cycles of violence” and how to start
Essay
Finding Your People: How to Get Involved in Radical Change (Intro to Radicalism)
Dip discusses how to get started in social justice work if you're new.
Essay
I'm Tired of "Cycles of Violence" Stories
Dip explores the idea of Cycles of Violence using AAA games and traces the potential for more robust conceptions of violence.
News
Weekly Roundup | Feb 22th, 2026
Happy Lunar New Year and Ramadan, everyone! We are thinking and acting in solidarity with Palestinians, Sudanese folks, and Chinese folks against Sinophilia (which is just Sinophobia). This week, we have three essays for you: An "arts and culture" one that discusses imperialism in videogames, a more political
Podcast
Podcast: Trump Delivered A Killing Blow to the Rules-Based Order. Was it Ever Alive to Begin With?
On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip analyzes the US government’s move from a mostly “rules-based,” “rational” “management” posture in international policy to something more forceful, using the Trump admin’s “peace plans” for Palestine, Sudan, Western Sahara, and Ukraine, alongside the strong-arming of Venezuela. Dip
Essay
Capitalism and the State are Abusive Parents
In which Dip does the classic anarchist move of tying multiple systems of oppression together: they frame capitalism and the state as an inseparable couple, to point out the importance of simultaneously divesting from both.