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We Should Own The Future
A vision for a world that works for our benefit.
Jul 3
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Elle Griffin
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Another step toward becoming reader-owned media
A bunch of business updates and a request for your feedback.
Jul 7
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Elle Griffin
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Office Hours—register for July dates
Here are the links to RSVP.
Jun 25
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Elle Griffin
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Post Nation
Seven writers exploring a world after nation-states.
Jun 23
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Elle Griffin
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Yes, let’s abolish federal governments
And replace them with international governments we can join à la carte.
Jun 18
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Elle Griffin
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Exploring a utopian future through essay collections & print pamphlets
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We Should Own The Future
A vision for a world that works for our benefit.
Jul 3
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Elle Griffin
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Post Nation
Seven writers exploring a world after nation-states.
Jun 23
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Elle Griffin
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Internet Sovereignty
Nine writers exploring the future of the internet.
May 6
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Elle Griffin
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Let Cities Build Utopia
Cities should build utopia. Nations should let them. Residents should benefit from them.
Mar 19
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Elle Griffin
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We Should Own the Future
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We Should Own The Future
A vision for a world that works for our benefit.
Jul 3
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Elle Griffin
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Yes, let’s abolish federal governments
And replace them with international governments we can join à la carte.
Jun 18
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Elle Griffin
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I quit Spotify—now I buy albums like it's the 90s
We're renting our music and platforms instead of owning them. New internet platforms want to change that.
Apr 6
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Elle Griffin
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Decentralize America: The case for cities that don't need Washington
Cities should be richer than the federal government. Mayors should matter more than the president.
Mar 17
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Elle Griffin
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Let Cities Build Utopia
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Let Cities Build Utopia
Cities should build utopia. Nations should let them. Residents should benefit from them.
Mar 19
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Elle Griffin
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Decentralize America: The case for cities that don't need Washington
Cities should be richer than the federal government. Mayors should matter more than the president.
Mar 17
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Elle Griffin
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An indigenous nation just built a better city than California Forever
We should build more cities. But they should benefit residents, not just developers.
Mar 12
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Elle Griffin
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Stop idolizing Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Próspera
There are much more utopian cities than these.
Mar 10
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Elle Griffin
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Post Nation
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Post Nation
Seven writers exploring a world after nation-states.
Jun 23
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Elle Griffin
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Yes, let’s abolish federal governments
And replace them with international governments we can join à la carte.
Jun 18
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Elle Griffin
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How should we tax internet countries?
Here's what we can learn from Japan, Germany, and DAOs.
Jun 16
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Madison Karas
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What will the first internet country look like?
Probably nothing sexy.
Jun 11
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Eman Zabi
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Internet Sovereignty
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Internet Sovereignty
Nine writers exploring the future of the internet.
May 6
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Elle Griffin
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The internet needs ecologists
Not just engineers.
Apr 30
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Matthew Prebeg
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The Internet has no benches
The case for internet neighborhoods we can hang out in.
Apr 28
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Spencer Chang
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The algorithm doesn't have to destroy us
We can build internet platforms that actually work.
Apr 20
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Elle Griffin
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Hamish McKenzie
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Terraform
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Terraform
Six writers exploring the future of our planet.
Aug 4, 2025
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Elle Griffin
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We could return three continents of land to the wild
And create an interspecies future that benefits humans and ecologies alike.
Jul 30, 2025
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Elle Griffin
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Building an operating system for Earth
How we went from an architecture of collapse to a simulation for survival
Jul 14, 2025
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stephen marshall
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How much of the planet should we harm for our comfort?
Becky Chambers’ gentle sci-fi on the right amount of carbon, AC, airplanes, and yachts.
Jul 9, 2025
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Elle Griffin
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City State
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City-State
Seven writers explore autonomous governance through an online series and print pamphlet.
Apr 24, 2025
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Elle Griffin
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How we achieve the borderless future of Terra Ignota
On Ada Palmer’s utopian sci-fi series and an exploration of how we might bring it to life.
Apr 21, 2025
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Elle Griffin
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Digital nomads could create network states
Here's how.
Apr 17, 2025
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Olivier Roland
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What if your side hustle is being in Congress?
The future of democracy is direct, online, and doesn't require politicians.
Apr 13, 2025
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J.K. Lundblad
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Manifesto
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The Elysian Manifesto
One way the world could go from here.
Oct 24, 2025
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Elle Griffin
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We should create more US states
Inside the growing movement to redraw state lines, and why it might be better for liberals and conservatives alike.
Mar 27, 2025
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Elle Griffin
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US states should have autonomy—like EU countries
All we need to change is taxation.
Mar 19, 2025
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Elle Griffin
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Companies will usurp the nation-state
That’s why we need to build better ones.
Feb 10, 2025
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Elle Griffin
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