David Le was bored at his job. So he got a new one—without quitting the old one. 🧵👇🏻

Looking forward to our first substack live discussion with @elysian.press this afternoon about our campaign to fund the Seattle Social Housing Developer with an Excess Compensation Payroll Tax. substack.com/@ellegriffin...

We need, not just a minimum wage, but also a minimum salary and a minimum equity share.

Why does everyone say Europe is failing economically, when: ◘ It has the highest incomes in the world ◘ It has the lowest inequality rates ◘ Inflation rates are among the lowest & unemployment is at near record lows Europe is the most prosperous region on Earth! www.elysian.press/p/a-report-c...

I earned a $70,000 advance for my next book. Not from a publishing house, but from my readers.

One thing I love about this piece by @ellegriffin.bsky.social is that she gets that even the best cases of dictatorships are really just ways of implementing smarter democracy...shortcuts there, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse, but ultimately democracy is the good outcome.

Imagine it’s the near future, and America elects its first dictator. 👇 www.elysian.press/p/so-america...

“Founders deserve $200M because they take all the risk.” What risk? Founders spend other people’s money until their company succeeds—or doesn’t. If it fails, they can get another job, this time with connections and clout.

Imagine a self-governing forest. It owns the land it dwells on, can earn its own money by deciding what percentage of it to cut down and sell, and expand without human intervention. This is the dream of Terra0 👇🏻 www.elysian.press/p/a-self-gov...

How do the rich get rich? Equity. Here's how we make create 120 million more equity owners, and make the middle class way richer: 🧵:

We’ve officially crowdfunded a $50,000 book advance without a publisher. And now I’m writing this book! wefunder.com/elysianpress

In 2019, @timrettig.bsky.social sold his company. Not to PE, but to employees. And by the way, he earned more money from the sale that way. 🧵:

CITY STATE: Seven writers exploring autonomous governance through an essay series and print pamphlet. You can support the project by collecting the digital and print version via @metalabel.bsky.social: elysian.metalabel.com/city-state Here's every essay in the series:👇🏻🧵