Economics of Human Energy
Thoughts about how money and human energy relate
by Leo Guinan · updated 1mo ago
Economics of Human Energy
- At present most work is useless or worse and we should simply get rid of it.
from The Abolition of Work by Bob Black
Leo Guinan added 2mo ago
- And more than anything, it feels particularly, uncomfortably, acutely uncertain.
from Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
Leo Guinan added 3mo ago
The biggest thing we can do is give people a sense of a secure present from which to explore potential abundant futures.
- What is the value of work in a world on the cusp of automation, and how will humans redefine their relationship with it?
from Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
Leo Guinan added 3mo ago
Work isn’t valuable. People are. People can set a value on the work that is done, therefore, they are the most valuable piece of the equation. Work for the sake of work has no value.
- Money is an important heuristic for groups to measure their capacity to support their work properly and not burn people out. Money is not the be all end all, but people get really put off by how it's been so co-opted by the capitalist, extractive system that we're trying to escape. My theory of change is, instead of running away from it, we need to... See more
from Building Capacity for Exit to Community by Divya Siddarth
Leo Guinan added 4mo ago
- The faster the experimentation cycles, the faster the learning, the more of an advantage you have over established people and companies.
from The Build In Public Manifesto by Leo Guinan
Leo Guinan added 2mo ago
speed wins
- However, if we truly aim at discussing the economy at a level where we can start to grasp it in its broadest sense we need to add the “invisible” economy, or what is more often called the non-monetary economy. This is a system of economies typically embedded in a monetary economy yet it undertakes tasks that benefit society by means that the moneta... See more
from economicspaces by Jenny Grettve
Leo Guinan added 3mo ago
- They want your time , enough of it to make you theirs, even if they have no use for most of it. Otherwise why hasn’t the average work week gone down by more than a few minutes in the last sixty years?
from The Abolition of Work by Bob Black
Leo Guinan added 2mo ago
- It's hard to sit there complaining about paying money if you can see it costs $300 get the accountant to file that thing we need, and that the person you enjoy talking to gets paid this much. Seeing it all transparently is quite powerful.
from Building Capacity for Exit to Community by Divya Siddarth
Leo Guinan added 4mo ago
Money spent that goes to people you like makes it easier to spend money
- The biggest factor that slows down a company is how much time and energy it takes to communicate goals and expectations.
from Rebranding to Engineering Generosity
Leo Guinan added 4mo ago