After Money
a series written by jake vartanian about money and what comes after this current form we are at the end of. enjoy!
What Is Money?
We all use money all the time: rent, groceries, tickets, bills, flights, gifts, drinks at the bar.
3 minFlow of Money
Money works, but its not optimized for everyone.
2 minThe Hidden Effects of Extraction
Money measures exchange - how much, how fast, how often - but not why or for whom.
2 minThe Architecture of Value
Money moves through systems that decide who benefits and who doesn’t.
3 minBuilding the Commons Economy
We’ve seen how money works, how it leaves our neighborhoods, and how the systems we inherited were never designed for community wealth.
2 minHow We Begin
So what exactly would we build?
3 minThe First Economy
Every big idea has to touch ground somewhere.
2 minWhen the Money Stayed
The first months felt like a miracle.
2 minThe Many Economies
It didn’t happen all at once.
3 minDesign at Scale
Every living system faces the same test: growth.
2 minThe Dream We Were Given
The future stories were useful for showing that another kind of economy is possible.
3 min