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Scarcity is one of the defining features of modern life. Around the world, one in five children suffers from hunger. We fight wars over …

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When I lived in an apartment in the city I often caught myself romanticizing self-reliance. When I thought about my future self-reliant life I …

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When left to its own devices everything in nature happens automatically, no external input needed. Without man, nature not only carries on, but thrives. …

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The Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka is said to be “probably the largest participatory democracy movement on the planet”. Today, of the 38,000 …

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In 2000 Daniel Suelo walked into a phone booth, pulled out 30 dollars and left it. That day he gave up money. Sixteen years …

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Information from 33 years of farming to help you track, prioritize, save, and make money as a homesteader. First off, make sure that you …

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What does it take to fix the world? The smart people at Singularity University has given this question a great deal of though, and they’ve identified nine major …

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As any long-time reader of this column knows, we routinely draw from historical lessons to highlight that this time is not different. Throughout the …

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According to OECD a human generation typically ranges from 22 to 32 years, but let’s assume an average of 25 years. That means 100 generations …

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The costs of centralizing information are higher than people understand. Until they have worked in actual organizations that have missions like fighting a war …