Optimistic FuturesJun 8

Damian Penston, writes in The Sufficiency and Wellbeing Magazine about the consequences of chronic insecurity on human behaviour and asks 'what kinds of economic systems are worth organising society around in the first place?' (https://www.sufficiencywellbeing.com/p/why-modern-economies-keep-people).

I suspect that the society would be a lot more relaxed and happy, with far less conflict. What do you think?

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Why modern economies keep people in survival mode

What if one of the biggest blind spots in economics is that it has no serious framework for understanding how chronic insecurity changes human behaviour?

The Sufficiency and Wellbeing Magazine
Optimistic FuturesJan 15
Delighted to announce the launch party for my book Well Housed. Come and celebrate with me at my new co-work home @boncowork. Use the QR code to RSVP if you want to be sure I get enough drinks and snacks!
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Optimistic FuturesDec 19, 2025
My novelette, Broody, is part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! It's a thought experiment about whether life without families could create a more equal society.
Find it and other ebooks at http://smashwords.com/sale
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Optimistic FuturesDec 10, 2025

Looking for a good book this December?

My collection of ebooks is available as part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! Broody, Making, Future Rules & Rituals AND Well Housed are all discounted if you buy them through Smashwords at http://smashwords.com/sale.

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Steven HoeferJun 13, 2019

FutureCrunch is a bi-weekly newsletter of good news and technology. (Not touchy-feely good news, but actual civilization progress kind of stuff.)
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Good News

If we want to change the story of the human race in the 21st century, we have to change the stories we tell ourselves.

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