interest research, activism and writing of
Shaun Chamberlin, working with a wide
network of friends and partners around
the world. We are unashamedly positive
about the kind of future we could be
creating, and unashamedly realistic about
how far we are from doing so today.
Dark Optimism is the not-for-profit public interest research, activism and writing of Shaun Chamberlin, working with a wide network of friends and partners around the world. We are unashamedly positive about what kind of a world humanity could create, and unashamedly realistic about how far we are from creating it today.
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