Archive - Altered States of Monetary Consciousness

Remastering Capitalism

If our economic system were an album, it would sound helluva distorted

Oct 18 •

The War for our Wallets: Field notes from Oman

10 things I learned from central bankers in the heat of the Middle East

Oct 8 •

September 2024

There is no Black Friday

And the overlords of the global village spam us with cultural malware

Sep 24 •

The Accelerationist Playbook

How illusory races towards high scores lead us to corporate domination

Sep 17 •

Video Edition 3: Everyday Communism, Reciprocity and Hierarchy

What David Graeber can teach us about distribution

Sep 15 •

44:04

If Everyone was a Billionaire

We'd have nothing

Sep 9 •

August 2024

Video Edition 2: Human Natures

Moving beyond Homo Economicus

Aug 31 •

30:46

A Lego Model of Capitalist Central Planning

If you think capitalism is about free markets, you're missing half the picture

Aug 15 •

Money is a Nervous System

And finance is a motor cortex

Aug 1 •

July 2024

Video Premiere: Intro to Econ Life 101

Econ Life 101 is being turned into a video course. Watch the first episode!

Jul 27 •

26:15

Socializing Homo Economicus

We have a spectrum of spirits. Why do economists fixate on only one?

Jul 12 •

The Emptiness Machine

How generative AI is trying to rip the screaming soul out of the Enlightenment

Jul 2 •

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