







Building the open social economy.




Let’s talk about money
When we were building the first version of Open Collective, we found that communities and their members often had a complex relationship…

Social Capital - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Atmosphere
The problem Atproto is solving
Social Capital - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Atmosphere
The problem Atproto is solving
Economics for the future – Beyond the superorganism
Our environment and economy are at a crossroads. This paper attempts a cohesive narrative on how human evolved behavior, money, energy, economy and th…
Social fabric: The Price of What Survives
Some reflections on the social fabric (which we've taken to calling 'social capital')

The Atmosphere . Building the open social web
The Unsolvable Dilemma: Open Networks vs. Economic Sustainability - Nightflight
A conversation with a Fediverse core developer revealed the structural problem: donation models fail, and even specialized contributors can't make a living.…
Systems: How the Ultra-Wealthy Think About Money - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

Money for mutual resilience: Introducing Blacksky Cash
Mutual aid has always been about more than money. But money, shared intentionally, can be a powerful expression of solidarity. This is us building toward that future.

How To End Capitalism
Money & Macro
Capitalism and markets are closely connected, but they aren't exactly the same thing. And once we recognize that it opens up a huge new terrain for different types of social organization. J.K. Gibson Graham wrote on this a lot. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Gibson-Graham
J. K. Gibson-Graham - Wikipedia
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