Video from Deeper in debt talk by David Graeber
The talk consisted mostly of some of the highlights of his book Debt: The First 5,000 Years. Highly recommended whether or not you’ve read the book. Video on socialcam
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The bow-tie, the law of requisite variety, and the global economy
John Robb has written an essay viewing the consolidation of the global economy as an instance of the bow-tie formalism from the theory of control systems. Here’s a diagram of the idea as applied to adversarial situations in human society, …
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The Bitcoin Bubble
I recently read former BACE speaker John Robb’s thoughts on the emerging bubble in Bitcoins. He wrote the following: As a store of value or an asset it’s shady. Â Here’s why: Â since the supply of bitcoin is limited and knowledge/use …
Bay Area Community Exchange
Bay Area Community Exchange (BACE) is a collaborative network that supports the development of alternative means of exchange in the San Francisco Bay Area. We provide research and development support, incubation of alternative exchange projects, and education to the Bay …