Brett Scott's Altered States of Monetary Consciousness

Altered States of Monetary Consciousness

Zero is the Future of Money

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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

MMT is a language of Ents, not Squirrels

MMT is a language of Ents, not Squirrels

When it comes to money, we experience the world as squirrels seeking acorns, while the state experiences it like an oak tree issuing them

How to write a Flintstones history of money

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How to write a Flintstones history of money

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

An Emotional Guide to 'Fractional Reserve Banking'

Fractional Reserve banking

An Emotional Guide to 'Fractional Reserve Banking'

Our emotional lives cannot be separated from the financial system. In this piece I show how 'fractional reserve banking' and burnout are linked

'Shell Money' isn't a commodity currency. It's cere-money

Economic anthropology

'Shell Money' isn't a commodity currency. It's cere-money

What is 'shell money', and what we can learn from its resurgence in Papua New Guinea?

The anthropologist in an economist world

Economic anthropology

The anthropologist in an economist world

In tribute to David Graeber, 1961-2020

Derivatives are simple but look complex. Money is complex but looks simple

From my Substack

Derivatives are simple but look complex. Money is complex but looks simple

How money hides itself in plain sight, and how we might get a birds-eye view on it

Big financiers know how to work with money, but that doesn't mean they know how money works

From my Substack

Big financiers know how to work with money, but that doesn't mean they know how money works

Or that they can draw it

Supermarkets are promoting unscientific anti-cash propaganda. And the banking sector is loving it

Supermarkets are promoting unscientific anti-cash propaganda. And the banking sector is loving it

While science suggests that PIN pads are more dangerous than cash, the retail sector continues to spread fear about it. Is this just a naive mistake, or are there darker motives?

How a linguistic glitch tricks us into believing bank deposits are deposited in banks

Mythbusting Money

How a linguistic glitch tricks us into believing bank deposits are deposited in banks

Many people believe a 'bank deposit' is 'money I put into a bank'. But bank deposits are in fact money issued out by banks. In this piece I explain this linguistic confusion, and show you how it can prevent you from understanding 'fractional reserve banking'

A YouTube channel is born...

A YouTube channel is born...

A new channel focused on the politics of money, global finance and technology

Cash, Kisses and Karaoke: Why the War on Covid must not become a War on Cash

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Cash, Kisses and Karaoke: Why the War on Covid must not become a War on Cash

Covid-19 will be mobilised by the financial industry to push their War on Cash even further, leaving us ever more ensnared within their private digital money empire