Mastodawn

We funded feeds while we starved the foundation of a decent life: housing, transit, and social supports.

This essay maps the misallocation—and proposes a rebuild: community land trusts and co‑ops, zoning reform, anchor‑institution procurement, and a dual‑education pipeline for the trades.

https://thinkingprospectus.substack.com/p/the-misallocation-civilization

#HousingAffordability #PublicInfrastructure #CommunityWealth #UrbanPlanning
#AttentionEconomy
#Infrastructure
#SocialInfrastructure
#CommunityLandTrusts

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pepperberry

Capital chased engagement. Communities got precarity. We can rewire incentives to finance public goods as reliably as we finance platforms. Blueprint inside.

https://thinkingprospectus.substack.com/p/the-misallocation-civilization

#PublicGoods #CooperativeEconomy #EducationAndWork

THE MISALLOCATION CIVILIZATION

Capital Without Purpose, Immigration Without Integration, and the Social Infrastructure We Failed to Build

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