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21c Museum Hotel

21c Museum Hotel

IF 20th century business models give way under the strains of, excuse my bluntness “Ponzi-scheme” finances, doubling up is one possible new model. It might not always succeed, but it…

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biggest picture

biggest picture

That we can’t know what is really going on in the markets, is not in dispute.  This does not mean that everyone “gets a viewpoint” and they…

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tim geithner: sacrificial lamb

tim geithner: sacrificial lamb

 

I know very little about Tim Geithner, but in this random photo, he looks like he’s playing poker… with your money!
My guess: 
1.) The economy slows…

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unconditional basic income

unconditional basic income

Union picketing in Chicago, 2007

CAPITALISM versus COMMUNISM.
we don’t live in a binary world, let’s put Karl Marx and Adam Smith behind us. Our challenge begins with recognizing…

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cost of production tends towards zero

cost of production tends towards zero

From a seminar at the Santa Fe Institute, 1995:
“Robotics and biotechnology will grow exponentially in the next 50 years.”  Indeed, many homes now have robotic vacuum cleaners….

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attention economy

attention economy

I first came across this idea in a Wired Magazine article in 1997.
Basically, aside from being the worlds reserve currency, the US Dollar is worthless.  So…

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saving the economy with art ?

saving the economy with art ?

Bumped into Chris Conley of Gravity Tank fame on the street the other day. We had the usual conversation regarding the deplorable state of the economy. Attempting…

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bad times 1970 Philip Guston

bad times 1970 Philip Guston

Architects are generalists.  Buildings get built by specialists: contractors, tradesmen and paid for by financial specialists.  Yet buildings are built for owners, an individual or entity who has…

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