Graham Palmer and Joshua Floyd seem to be desperately chasing after their tails because the…

…ensus is so deeply entrenched and enduring that it largely operates beyond our conscious awareness. Wennerlind contends that the symbolic function of money is so deeply intertwined with other signs, such as private property and markets, in ‘a self-contained and self-referential system’, that a profound transformation — a ‘radical rupture’ from the entire symbolic framework governing money — may be necessary to ensure that human relations with each other and the natural environment remain viable into the future.
Unravelling Connections: Energy, Economic Growth, and Decoupling Through a Historical Lens
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Eric Lee
gerald lindner
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Feb 15, 2025
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Graham Palmer and Joshua Floyd seem to be desperately chasing after their tails because the Wennerlind sentence wipes GDP as a measure of anything sensible right off the table as totally meaningless.
PS For a far more interesting take on money, may I suggest the brilliant Bernard Lietaer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiY3s2OglV4
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Written by gerald lindner196 Followers
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My 3 continents, 5 countries youth deconstructed most cultural lock-ins and social biases. It opened my mind to parallel views and fundamental innovations.
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