Relational Wealth; How Wealthy Are You?
Economists have a bizarrely unrealistic little character called homo economicus. He has all the necessary information, carefully weighs every possible choice, and then makes the decision that…
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The Road to Perdition
What happens when the decadence that has, for so long, lingered beneath the surface of a culture finally comes fully into view? Things once kept in the…
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Are You Compassionate?
“Most people trust that the compassion they feel for others will be acted upon by someone else, while they sit at home congratulating themselves for having felt…
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The Iceberg Killed No One
Everyone knows the story of the Titanic. Big ship hits an iceberg, sinks, lots of people die. And the culprit, the focus of the story, is usually……
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Social Market Economy integrated with a Negative Income Tax (NIT)
Let’s let RiverGPT explain it (curated by me): A Social Market Economy integrated with a Negative Income Tax (NIT) combines the organic efficiency of a free market…
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Needs Cannot Be Reduced to Mere Categories: Why Reductionist Systems Fail
“Why do reductionist systems fail to address human needs?” Reductionist systems fail because human needs are interconnected and rarely fit neatly into institutional categories. When decisions are…
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The Next Wave of Cancel Culture
Cancel culture has found its way to the world of the written word. And just when we thought it was over. This bizarre manifestation of social engineering,…
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Buridan’s Ass: Precarity is So Much More Than Just Scarcity
A Comprehensive Look At Community Stability Programs There’s an old philosophical thought experiment called Buridan’s Ass. Basically, there’s a donkey standing between food and water. He’s hungry…
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KommunityKoin as an Adaptive Cohousing System: Rebuilding Community Within the Neighborhoods People Already Call Home
Abstract Cohousing has emerged as a promising response to social isolation, population aging, caregiver strain, housing insecurity, and the weakening of neighborhood relationships. Conventional cohousing communities combine…
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When the System Fails, People Build Their Own: Understanding the Rise of Micro-Economies
Introduction Many people might assume that a “micro-economy” is just microeconomics with a hyphen. It’s a reasonable guess, but it’s wrong. Microeconomics is a field of study.…