Leo Guinan
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Leo Guinan
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... See more
Jenny Grettve • economicspaces
Engineering Generosity and Economics of Human Energy
Money is a captured subset of human value created. For people with plenty, it’s the default, because it’s easy to use. But for people without, that value is captured in ways like status, privileges, perks, etc.
It’s possible to paint an dishonest picture of reality without telling a single lie.
if i'm honest with myself
The difficulty of valuing information.
When a Collective joins a Fiscal Host, they get a clear service: we'll hold your money, you don't have to go get a bank account and form your own legal entity, we're going to take care of some really annoying paperwork stuff for you, and we'll give you this nice online tool that lets you share your budget transparently and pay your expenses. On the... See more
Divya Siddarth • Building Capacity for Exit to Community
Abundant System Example
Unions and management agree that we ought to sell the time of our lives in exchange for survival, although they haggle over the price.
Bob Black • The Abolition of Work
Damn. Bars.
Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect, in my opinion. That’s had a big impact on my work.
Walter Isaacson • Steve Jobs
Intuition is compressed knowledge
If a commons is being managed successfully, individuals feel like they're getting back more than they're putting in, that the thing is more than the sum of its parts, that running it together means we have something more powerful than any of us could on our own.
Divya Siddarth • Building Capacity for Exit to Community
This is the paradox of our time: the very tools designed to free us from labor are trapping us in an endless cycle of escalating work.
Tina He • Jevons Paradox: A personal perspective
What we value and
Yes.
Technology changes fast, people change slow
truth.
A Philosophy of Games That Is Really a Philosophy of Life
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