Quantifying the Gift
If commodities create boundaries, then gifts abolish them.
Lewis Hyde's seminal work, The Gift, is a map to get us back to what matters.
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- Jan 1, 2020
- 4 min
The Howey Test: What does citrus farming have to do with cryptocurrencies?
It turns out selling leaseback agreements for an orange farm isn’t all that different from selling cryptographic tokens on the blockchain.
- Aug 21, 2019
- 5 min
Throwing Rocks at the Growth Curse
Is growth is the new enemy of prosperity? Doug Rushkoff thinks so.
- Jun 23, 2019
- 7 min
This Podcast Made Me Question Everything
"The winners of our age must be challenged to do more good. But never, ever, tell them to do less harm." – Anand Giridharadas
- May 14, 2019
- 6 min
Community Currencies: Putting the "Peer" Back in P2P Economies
A woman in Kenya sells tomatoes on the blockchain – what can she teach the rest of us about the true value of money?
- Jan 2, 2019
- 9 min
Bubbles and Manias: Can Crypto Learn from the Mistakes of History?
Hype, scams and general mania – will the crypto market ever mature beyond "irrational exuberance"?
- Dec 7, 2016
- 5 min
Small is Beautiful
Bigger isn't always better – in economics and society.
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