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The Cantillon Effect & the privilege of proximity to the money spout

Cantillon Effect

Discover the importance of the Cantillon Effect. Why being closest to the money spout is a source of inequality, and whether anything can fix it.

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Published September 15, 2023
Categorised as Money, Society Tagged bitcoin, cantillon effect, economics

What is the Circular Economy & can we realistically achieve it?

The Circular Economy

The idea of a Circular Economy is increasingly promoted as the solution to our mounting environmental and social problems. But what does the term mean, and is it achievable?

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Published September 9, 2023
Categorised as Deception, Society Tagged circular economy, economics, human biases

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    Deception is one of the main means of selling propositions that, in reality, are just too good to be true. There is no such thing as a free lunch.

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    Discovery is the key to human progress and value creation; new technology, new ideas and even new planets.

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    Money is central to our never-ending search for a free lunch because it is a proxy for our most precious resources – time and energy.

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    Learn the role that risk, and our understanding of it, plays in the most common failures of our decision-making processes.

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    Social structures are the means by which humans organise and cooperate, but inequality, poverty and environmental degradation suggest they might need a rethink.

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    Work is the way we generate value. We exchange our time for money, but is that historical arrangement in need of change?

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