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“Because we have decided a unit of money represents a portion of inclusion within the system, when a person accumulates a great deal of money, they also have a greater degree of inclusion or representation.”

Moral Money: The Nature of Money & Principles of Bitcoin

Money represents a social agreement, which has implications for how we value wealthy people. Bitcoin replaces the need for this social agreement with technology, and in doing so challenges the values we ascribe to wealth. 

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PostedApril 14, 2016
AuthorIsabel Munson
Categories30-60, Financial, Food For Thought, Future, Wild Theorizing
Tagsbticoin, future tech
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Thoughts on the Rapidly Changing Landscape of Cultural Consumption

Some musings on the benefits of the changing cultural consumption landscape (including the shift to streaming of music and TV). 

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PostedSeptember 10, 2015
AuthorIsabel Munson
CategoriesTech, Long-Form, Future, 30-60, Blog, Wild Theorizing
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Economics in the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the future of technology, but also represents some interesting economic phenomena not-so-frequently seen. 

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PostedMay 7, 2015
AuthorIsabel Munson
Categories30-60, change, Tech, IoT, Future
Tagsinternet of things, natural monopoly, path dependence, first mover advantage, fixed income, IoT, connected cities, economics of IoT
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