economics

An Introduction to Philosophy (RLL style) Week 13 – Society 1 (Money) – Part 2: Where does money come from?

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Most of us believe money comes from a mint, a vault, something tangible we can touch. But that’s a comforting myth. In truth, about 98% of the money we use doesn’t physically exist—it’s just numbers in a system. So what really gives money its value? It’s all about belief, agreement, and trust. And when we look closer at how money is created, we have to ask: who truly benefits from this system?

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This Isn’t the First Collapse, and It Won’t Be the Last

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A sweeping reflection on how today’s chaos mirrors every civilization’s turning point – and why history shows that collapse isn’t the end, but the doorway to transformation.

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Gold Won’t Save You This Time

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A letter from the future warning that gold won’t save us in the next collapse – because the only currency that will survive is the one we’ve forgotten how to invest in: love.

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Welcome Back, Mafia: We Never Learned a Damn Thing

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A letter to America about the “new mafia” recruiting college students – and the painful truth that organized crime returns whenever society repeats the mistakes of the past.

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There Was Never a Scarcity Problem

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Nvidia just became worth $5 trillion – and if that doesn’t shatter the myth of scarcity, nothing will. The truth isn’t that there’s not enough money. It’s that too few people get to decide where it goes.

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