Pluralism doesn’t require relativism.
Across religions and philosophies, the same core moral norms keep appearing.
That overlap matters.
Neither restoring theocracy nor pretending values are optional will work.
A shared moral foundation isn’t oppressive.
It’s the minimum requirement for freedom that lasts.
Read Essay:
https://thinkingprospectus.substack.com/p/the-moral-infrastructure-problem
#MoralInfrastructure
#Ethics
#Pluralism
#ReligionAndSociety
#MoralFoundations
#Accountability
#TheGreatDecoupling
#CivicVirtue
Modern democracies assumed ethics could survive without institutions devoted to moral formation.
They were wrong.
This essay explores religion as moral infrastructure — without dogma, without theocracy — and why pluralism still needs shared moral foundations to function.
Read Essay:
https://thinkingprospectus.substack.com/p/the-moral-infrastructure-problem
#MoralInfrastructure
#Ethics
#Pluralism
#ReligionAndSociety
#MoralFoundations
#Accountability
#TheGreatDecoupling
#CivicVirtue
Power has scaled globally. Responsibility has not.
Modern systems function by design around a moral minimum:
If it’s legal and profitable, it’s acceptable.
But legality is not morality—and no system survives indefinitely without accountability.
“A system can be legal, efficient, and socially destructive at the same time.”
Essay:
https://faithandbelievers.substack.com/p/the-great-decoupling-power-without
#TheGreatDecoupling
#PowerAndResponsibility
#MoralEconomy
#SystemDesign
#InstitutionalFailure
#Capitalism
#Accountability
The Great Decoupling of Labor and Capital
https://www.mbi-deepdives.com/the-great-decoupling-of-labor-and-capital/
#HackerNews #TheGreatDecoupling #LaborCapital #EconomicTrends #FutureOfWork #Innovation
A programming note: I initially wanted to cover Microsoft’s earnings today, but I am changing the schedule a bit as I felt more inspired to write today’s piece. Almost two decades ago, Hewlett-Packard (HP) was the first tech company to exceed $100 Billion annual revenue threshold in 2007.
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