Welcome to HEART REACTS, an advice podcast for all of us trying to remain emotionally functional through the collapse of late capitalism.  This week, we answer a question about despair, and solidarity with the people of Palestine, and consider the limitations of hope. Then we switch gears and muse on the issue of parenting while polyamorous, and whether people on the left should have more kids. Stuff We Talk About: Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer, Dialectic of Enlightenment Gaza: Poetry after Auschwitz, Hamid Dabashi Rodrigo Nunes, Neither Vertical Nor Horizontal Stuart Hall Doing Childcare Sarah, Family Planning We are Craig Gent, a writer and researcher living in Leeds, and ⁠Sarah Jaffe⁠, a journalist and author based in New Orleans. Buy Craig's Book: Cyberboss Buy Sarah's Book: From the Ashes You can send us your questions at ⁠www.askmeanything.cc/heartreacts⁠.  This episode was produced by, well, us! We apologize for any inconsistencies in audio quality. If you liked it and want to help keep us going, and help us improve our recording process, you can support us at ⁠patreon.com/HeartReacts⁠. You can subscribe to the show wherever you get podcasts, and please do rate us on those podcast apps! Our music comes from “Casual Outrage” by New Orleans-based Basher, featured on their new album May Day, coming May 31, 2024 to Sinking City Records. For more about the band, visit⁠ byronasher.com/basher⁠. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.