Zero is the Future of Money
By dropping commodity theories of money, and embracing credit theories of money, we can build something a lot more exciting than standard crypto| Altered States of Monetary Consciousness
Our emotional lives cannot be separated from the financial system. In this piece I show how 'fractional reserve banking' and burnout are linked| Altered States of Monetary Consciousness
When it comes to money, we experience the world as squirrels seeking acorns, while the state experiences it like an oak tree issuing them| Altered States of Monetary Consciousness
By dropping commodity theories of money, and embracing credit theories of money, we can build something a lot more exciting than standard crypto| Altered States of Monetary Consciousness
A verb-noun confusion leads us to believe bank deposits are 'money in a bank', when in fact they are issued out by banks. This messes with our ability to understand the financial system, and 'fractional reserve banking'. It's time to rewire this fault| Altered States of Monetary Consciousness
The belief that barter is the origin of money is the result of presentism, a form of history reviled by historians but loved by economists| Altered States of Monetary Consciousness
What is 'shell money', and what we can learn from its resurgence in Papua New Guinea?| Altered States of Monetary Consciousness
What's the difference between economic anthropology vs. economics? In this tribute to the late David Graeber, I'll help you understand| Altered States of Monetary Consciousness
We often believe that fancy financial instruments like derivatives are complex, and that money is straigtforward. But really it's the other way around| Altered States of Monetary Consciousness
Much finance entails learning how to work with money, rather than questioning how money works| Altered States of Monetary Consciousness
Brett Scott's Youtube. Monetary reform, alternative currency, the War on Cash, Big Tech meets Big Finance, blockchain tech, crypto, and economic activism| Altered States of Monetary Consciousness
Covid-19 will be mobilised by the financial industry to push their War on Cash even further, leaving us ensnared within their private digital money empire| Altered States of Monetary Consciousness
While science suggests PIN terminals are more dangerous than cash, retailers continue to spread fear about it. Is this just naive, or are there darker motives?| Altered States of Monetary Consciousness
