This is a clip from our interview on the Multiamory Podcast, episode 504. I was discussing the beauty of Indigenous cultures and how they often focus more on relationality, community, and the belief that we are born with the right to self-actualization. For example, the Blackfoot people inspired the philosophy behind Maslow’s hierarchy of needs—though Maslow’s version twisted it into a linear, materialist framework. In contrast, the Blackfoot view self-actualization as part of a circular philoso

Western politicians and activists love to say: “Respect every other culture — but be ashamed of your own.” It’s now fashionable to romanticize “decolonization.” They glorify less developed societies as somehow more “pure” and “innocent.” But this all based on fantasy. | Liam Out Loud