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SUMMARY:Doomer Optimism Campout
DESCRIPTION:Ticket & Lodging\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for the third annual Doomer Optimism Campout at The Wagon Box\, where we’ll dive deep into the pressing questions of our time. Together\, we’ll explore themes like the role of technology\, the allure and perils of transhumanism\, and the search for meaning in the shadow of the Machine. Through thought-provoking discussions\, we’ll examine how the Machine shapes families\, the environment\, personal autonomy\, and class politics while highlighting inspiring acts of creative resistance. \nBeyond the talks\, there’s plenty to look forward to invigorating cold plunges in the creek paired with sauna sessions\, peaceful trout fishing\, long walks in nature\, lively singalongs\, and spirited happy-hour debates. Shared meals will bring us together for toasts\, laughter\, and informal conversations that continue to deepen our connections. \nWhat’s included:\n\nBreakfast Friday\, Saturday\, Sunday\nDinner Friday\, Saturday\nThe restaurant will be open for lunch and light bites (pay as you go)\nCoffee and refreshments\nAccess to all talks\, open mic\, and debates\nTent camping is available throughout the campground\n\nFamily tickets are reserved for families with 1+ children under 18 years old. We encourage families to join—this event is designed to welcome and inspire all generations. \nSchedule\nThursday\, June 26 — Arrival & Conference\n\n\n‍3:00 – 4:00 PM Registration\n4:15 – 5:15 PM Opening discussion with Paul McNiel\, James Pogue\, Seneca Scott\, and Ashley Fitzgerald\n5:15 – 6:15 PM Happy Hour\n6:15 PM Dinner at the Lodge\nEvening: Campfire jam\n\nFriday\, June 27 — Conference\n\n‍8:00 AM Cold plunge: Gather at the lodge\, plunge at bridge\, followed by sauna at Lodge\n8:30 – 9:30 AM Break for Breakfast\n9:45 – 12:00 PM Sessions TBD\n12:00 – 1:00 PM Break for Lunch\n1:15 – 4:45 Sessions TBD\n5:00 – 6:00 PM Outdoor activities\n6:15 – 7:15 PM Keynote\n7:30 PM Dinner at the Lodge\nEvening: Open mic night\n\nSaturday\, June 28 — Conference\n\n‍8:00 AM Cold plunge: Gather at the lodge\, plunge at bridge\, followed by sauna at Lodge\n8:30 – 9:30 AM Break for Breakfast\n9:45 – 12:00 PM Sessions TBD\n12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch Break\n1:15 – 3:30 PM Trout fishing lesson with James Pogue\n3:45 – 4:45 PM Keynote\n5:00 – 7:15 PM Book swap\, micro-debates\, and happy hour\n7:30 PM Dinner at the Lodge\nEvening: Free time\, fire pit\, jams\, etc.\n\nSunday\, June 29 — Departure\n\n‍8:00 AM Cold plunge: Gather at the lodge\, plunge at bridge\, followed by sauna at Lodge\n8:30 – 9:30 AM Break for Breakfast\n9:45 – 10:45 AM Departures\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJames Pogue\nJames is a Contributing Editor at Harper’s\, and write about national politics for Vanity Fair. He has written for The New Yorker\, The New York Times Magazine\, and the London Review of Books\, among many others. He was a 2022 Alicia Patterson Fellow\, and has received support from from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. He lives in Los Angeles\, where I help run a native plant nursery. His first book is called Chosen Country: A Rebellion in the West. \n@jhensonpogue \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHal Herring\nHal Herring is an award-winning journalist and contributing editor at Field and Stream magazine.He has written for publications that range from the Atlantic Monthly and the Economist to Creative Nonfiction and Orion\, and specializes in deeply reported\, long-form journalism stories and essays. \n‍halherring.com \n  \n‍ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Allen\nPeter owns and operates Mastodon Valley Farm\, a 220-acre regenerative farm in Southwestern Wisconsin where he has built a timber-frame homestead\, planted thousands of fruit and nut trees\, and grazes cattle\, sheep\, goats\, pigs\, and poultry. He and his wife grow all their family’s food and are raising amazing children. Besides farming\, he teaches and consults. \n@pclarkallen \n  \n‍ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAshley Fitzgerald\nAshley Colby Fitzgerald is an environmental sociologist and co-founder of the Rizoma Field School. \n@RizomaSchool \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul McNiel\n‍Paul McNiel grew up deep in the woods of Quebec and is a combat veteran and avid outdoorsman. He has visited and studied off-grid and homesteading families and communities for years. \n@pbdmcniel \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeneca Scott\nSeneca Scott\, former director of SEIU Local 2021\, had a political awakening and became a community advocate and urban agriculture expert. He led the historic 2024 recall of Oakland’s mayor and DA\, spearheading a political revolution in the beleaguered city. His biting critiques of progressive failures have been published in Newsweek and Compact magazine\, and he has been profiled by The Free Press. He has also appeared in national debates on criminal justice reform hosted by Bari Weiss alongside Michael Shellenberger and Kmele Foster.” \n@SenecaSpeaks21 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAris Roussinos\nAris Roussinos is an UnHerd columnist and a former war reporter. \n‍@arisroussinos \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n‍ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJulius Krein\nJulius Krien is the editor of American Affairs. \n@juliuskrein \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n‍ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeighton Woodhouse\nLeighton Woodhouse is a freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker based in Oakland\, California\, near his hometown of Berkeley. A former labor organizer\, he earned a PhD in Sociology from UC Berkeley before shifting his focus to storytelling through film and investigative reporting. \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n‍‍ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJon Stokes\nJon Stokes is a co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Symbolic AI\, a company that builds AI-powered tools for publishers. He also writes about AI at jonstokes.com. Jon is a software engineer and former CTO\, and is one of the co-founders of Ars Technica. He has written a popular book on microprocessor architecture. \n@jonst0kes \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \nJoe Allen\nJoe Allen has written for Chronicles\, The Federalist\, Human Events\, The National Pulse\, Parabola\, Salvo\, and Protocol: The Journal of the Entertainment Technology Industry. He holds a master’s degree from Boston University\, where he studied cognitive science and human evolution as they pertain to religion. As an arena rigger\, he’s toured the world for rock n’ roll\, country\, rap\, classical\, and cage-fighting productions. He now serves as the transhumanism editor for Bannon’s WarRoom. \n@JOEBOTxyz \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicket & Lodging
URL:https://thewagonbox.club/event/doomer-optimism-campout/
LOCATION:The Wagon Box\, 103 N Piney Rd\, Story\, Wyoming\, 82842\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dawn in the West: A Futurist Serata at the Wagon Box
DESCRIPTION:Buy Ticket\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere is something apocalyptic in the air. The post WWII global consensus is falling apart before our eyes\, markets are in turmoil\, partisan messaging a noisy mess\, and AI looms a fantastic and menacing solution. Here after History’s seeming retreat from the West\, the Future is dawning. For those awaiting the Messiah\, it is always just before dawn; we look unto the hills. This micro-conference will take on the Futurist topic from various angles\, with particular attention to the historical and the eternal. \nLodging\, Meals & Travel\n\n\n\nThis event is at The Wagon Box\, the West’s last resort.\nFood will be provided\, to include elk and trout. Lodging available.\nTransportation from/to regional airports available (see below).\nThere will be a van from Denver area (CU Boulder) leaving at 7am Sunday\, and returning Tuesday TBD based on schedules. \nThere is a flight from Sheridan to Denver leaving Monday at 3pm\, arriving 4:45pm ($186).\nThere is trout fishing on premise\, rock climbing\, hiking and historical sites nearby.\nExtended lodging available.\n\nWatch a preliminary conversation on the topic here →  \n\n\nSchedule\nSunday\, April 27 \n\nNoon-1:00 pm: Registration \n1:00-2:00 pm: Lunch at the Restaurant\n2:00-3:30 pm: Programming TBA Upstairs Hall\n3:30-5:00 pm: Open conversations at the bar and on the deck. Walk. Talk to the horses. Nap. Fish.\n5:00-6:00 pm: Happy Hour/ Micro Debates Upstairs Hall\n6:00-7:30 pm: Supper at Restaurant\n7:30-on: Open Mic / Music \n\nMonday\, April 28 \n\n8:30-9:00 am:  Cold Plunge in the Creek\, Defrost in Sauna (Meet at  Lodge)\n9:15-10:00 am: Breakfast at the Restaurant\n10:30-12:30 pm: Programming TBA\n12:30-2:00 pm: Lunch\n2:00-5:00 pm: Open\n5:00-6:00 pm: Happy Hour / Formal Debate TBA \n6:00-7:30 pm: Supper at Restaurant\n7:30-on: Jam\, Movie\, Conversation\n\nGuests & Speakers Include:\n\nDC Miller\nJames Pogue\nMaxwell Foley\nKelton Madden\nAndrew Hock\nJonathan Keeperman\nBenjamin Teitelbaum\n…and others\n\n\n\n\nBuy Ticket
URL:https://thewagonbox.club/event/dawn-in-the-west/
LOCATION:The Wagon Box\, 103 N Piney Rd\, Story\, Wyoming\, 82842\, United States
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