Kurzgesagt’s soothing narratives on global conflict mask a deeper reality. Their data-driven approach may appear objective, but it trivializes genuine human suffering and spiritual despair. By equating peace solely with absence of violence, they overlook crises of meaning, identity, and environment. This sanitized perspective risks anesthetizing our understanding of true chaos. … Check it out!In a Nutshell, You’re Still in Denial
Year: 2025
Redemption Is Not Innocence
By Diana Susanti, with editorial by Angga Bassoni Al Barkah Assalaamu ‘Alaikum, Almighty blessed the peacemakers We use “redemption” as if it means going back. But true redemption isn’t innocence—it’s truth after complicity. It’s choosing to stand in the wound you helped create, and instead of turning away, becoming part of the healing.Check it out!Redemption Is Not Innocence
Mystical Is Not Horror: What Media Gets Wrong About Kejawen
Diana Susanti, alongside Angga Bassoni Al Barkah and Ayisha Abdul Basith, examines the misrepresentation of Kejawen, a Javanese mystical tradition, in horror media. The article argues that mysticism relates to personal transformation and reverence for the unseen, contrasting sharply with the sensationalism of horror, which distorts cultural and spiritual heritage. … Check it out!Mystical Is Not Horror: What Media Gets Wrong About Kejawen
Beyond the Kejawen Cliché: Understanding Javanese Alienation in a Post-Colonial Capitalist Landscape
In her deeply reflective essay, Diana Susanti peels away the romanticized layers of Kejawen to reveal a more painful truth: the Javanese identity, far from being preserved, is continuously fractured under the weight of post-colonial nationalism and capitalist hegemony. … Check it out!Beyond the Kejawen Cliché: Understanding Javanese Alienation in a Post-Colonial Capitalist Landscape
