Dear ASOMOCO community,
I’m really happy to present Episode 2 of my new podcast ASOMOCO Unplugged, a relaxed and informal walk through the chaos of our economic system, accompanied by musical compositions and guest contributions. In the first half we cover:
Karmic reciprocity, David Graeber and Intro to Econ Life
The Inner Civil War, my follow-up to the Stone Soup Theory of Billionaires
Shaun Chamberlin on why we should use Mastodon
Animism vs. monotheism, and a beautiful song from The Mononoke Wolf Choir
Cory Doctorow’s concept of Big Tech Enshittification and whether Jay Graber of Bluesky can avoid it
In the second half, we have a crypto special:
Jemima Kelly and Eli Gothill on the Grim Ghost of Crypto Future
Numerical nouns vs. numerical adjectives and why this matters for the Hole in Bitcoin’s Heart
Professional wrestling and how it inspired my recent essay, the Art of Crypto Kayfabe
The crucial concept of countertrade, and how it secretly governs the Bitcoin world
Josh Davila on TrumpMusk’s Bitcoin gambit, patronage networks and the risk of political manipulation of the crypto markets
Cryptography vs. cryptocurrency
Links and community shout-outs
Mark Kohr’s great ‘Ecodemmurage Currency’ video
Sarah Jaffe’s Work Won’t Love You Back
Surviving the Future by the late David Fleming, edited by Shaun Chamberlin (see also Lean Logic)
Shaun on Mastodon, and his excellent course on Surviving the Future
Josh Davila’s Blockchain Socialist podcast, and Blockchain Radicals book
David Graeber, Cory Doctorow and others in the SPECTRE video about basic income
Bonus for paying subscribers
All my sweet paying subscribers who keep ASOMOCO going get a bonus 14 minute meditative track here. Enjoy!
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