Why Read Tom Swift ?
Where Swift Enterprises is going next.
You may wonder who Tom Swift is for. Our purpose is simple and our goals quite attainable. We are here to help those families and societies who maintain traditional values to prosper in this increasingly uncertain age, and to free science from digital involution. These goals, while they may appear quite different, in fact cannot be separated. They are united in that both require one to declare independence from those digital systems that have become seemingly inescapable. While resistance to digital involution is commonly associated with homeschoolers, churches and classical schools, this problem poses just as much danger for inventors and scientists. Some of you are old enough to remember when our nation looked outwards rather than inwards. Many of you are to young to remember when man did not stare blankly into the sea of pixels. However, I suspect that all of you can perceive this creeping societal decay.
It is the task of our time to reverse this. To that end, Tom Swift aims to be the leading publication for the construction of parallel institutions. We define parallel institutions as schools, research organizations and open-source projects which effectively perpetuate Western civilization. In some form, these organizations exist, but there is as yet little coordination among those building them. This is also a place to share information regarding these efforts. A special mention goes out to Sherry Early for her information regarding private libraries.
The Pillars of Society series is a good overview of our mission. The first article therein covers education. Here we discuss independent schools, libraries, universities and museums. We then consider communication. This is primarily an issue due to the effects of smartphones, and the domination of large technology corporations. Art and entertainment can be considered as part of the same domain. The potential for creating films, paintings and other products outside of the mainstream distribution system is discussed here. In Architecture, we discuss the state of classical architecture today, and how modern technology makes great buildings more attainable. Manufacturing is an often overlooked but critical component of a successful culture. We propose an economy in which 3-D printing and other computer controlled systems allow complex industrial goods to be manufactured in every town. There will also be a discussion of the profoundly flawed foundations upon which tertiary economies are founded. Agriculture is our final section. We will discuss farming methods, and the best parts of the country for it. Finally, strategic migration to favorable regions is discussed.
In addition, readers will discover new perspectives regarding computational independence from across Substack. Tom Swift is intended to be a broad forum for developing science, technology and civilization beyond the artificial constraints of the global monoculture.
Not everything in these articles will seem feasible today, and it is recommended that the reader evaluate each proposal and determine for himself whether or not it is a good idea. Indeed many of the problems which concern us are so rarely discussed, few people even know they exist. Unfortunately, as the world continues to become more volatile, many will find them increasingly unavoidable. If you are building or planning to join a parallel institution, or are otherwise interested in researching this issue, Tom Swift is for you. Subscribe now and build a future worth living in!
P. S. If enough of you upgrade to paid, Tom Swift will produce print magazines like this one.