







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.…
Waag | Open Socials: Waag researches the Fediverse and Atmosphere
Open Socials: Waag researches the Fediverse and Atmosphere
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
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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