Topic

Economics & Value Systems

A collection of 14 issues

The End of Labour, the Rise of Intelligence : Rewriting the Economic Equation in the Age of GenAI

In an age where AI makes intelligence abundant, labour is no longer the engine of value. The new currency? Intention, integrity, and orchestration. But in a world of infinite possibility, what will we choose to build – and what will we choose to limit? Let's explore ...

Intelligence as Capital : The Economic and Philosophical Future of Synthetic Minds

As AI becomes capital – outthinking us, out-scaling us – what happens to human purpose? When intelligence is no longer rare, but owned, automated, and commodified, do we evolve or disappear? Let's dive into the future where minds are built, not born.

The Spectacle of Knowing : When Intelligence Becomes Aesthetic, and Unknowing Becomes Radical

In a world where intelligence is curated, branded, and performed, true knowing is drowned in spectacle. Let's together explore the aestheticization of intelligence; and make a radical case for mysticism, meta-cognition, and the sacred power of unknowing.

The Cost of Cognition : The Energy, Capital, and Ethics of Running Synthetic Minds

We did not simply create minds; we created hunger, thirst, and debt in the fabric of existence itself. The question is no longer whether machines can think, but whether we can afford their thinking. Isn't it? Let's dive in...

The Principal Agent Problem Across Life and Society

What happens when trust is delegated in a world driven by self-interest? Let's explore the principal-agent problem across life, corporate structures, and the economy, weaving philosophy, psychology, and existential reflection into an intricate tapestry of misaligned incentives...

The Eternal Loop of Leverage in Finance

Every financial innovation — whether banks, derivatives, fintech, or DeFi — is just leverage repackaged. The core remains : amplifying returns by using more than one’s own capital. This essay unveils the eternal cycle of leverage, its risks, and its philosophical depth. Let's dive-in ...

Endless Hunger : The Economy as a Machine of Desire and Transformation

The economy is often treated as a mechanistic system, ruled by equations of supply and demand, cycles of growth and recession, and abstract concepts like “market forces.” But what if we step beyond the cold calculus and see it instead as a “desiring-machine” — a sprawling, interconnected system not merely driven

Consumerism and the Absurd Search for Fulfillment : A Tale of False Promises and Empty Shelves

As I sit in solitude, far from the humming neon lights of shopping malls and the endless scroll of online marketplaces, a thought takes root in my mind : the absurdity of life is magnified by our insatiable appetite for consumption. We have built a world where fulfillment is not only