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How economics abandoned time (to create a myopic culture)

August 31, 2023 by Frederic Jennings

We have squandered 80 years on a wrong conception of how our economy works. There is much to fix…

Categories Economy, Economy featured Tags competition, cooperation, economics, neoclassical economics, time Leave a comment

We need less competition

June 2, 2023 by Gunnar Rundgren

In reality, the antonym to competition is not at all monopoly but is rather cooperation and solidarity.

Categories Economy, Food & Water, Food & Water featured Tags Building resilient food and farming systems, competition, cooperation Leave a comment

The Joust and The Potlatch as Social Alternatives

March 11, 2021 by Frederic Jennings

The Joust, founded on substitution and economic conflict of interest, stresses material gain. The Potlatch thrives on nonphysical values, seeking complementarities in learning and social designs.

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Scarcity or Abundance: The Horizonal Nature of Social Relations

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 by Frederic Jennings

Let us start by encouraging cooperation in ourselves and each other, and nurturing greater trust. When truth – too fragile, left untold – triumphs, so we move forward.

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