These core assumptions & guiding ideas can help navigate the collapse (I think) — When the notorious and questionable global lockdowns of 2020 commenced, I set out to develop a framework that would (hopefully) enable the wise and conscious navigation of a world gone mad. My intention was to explore the nexus of disease, food, water, energy, climate change, but within the context of…

A New Asset Class for the UHNWI Concerned About the Metacrisis — In today’s world, a small but growing number of conscious individuals with wealth are looking for ways to elegantly and meaningfully communicate their status and commitment to a more sustainable future for our planet and future generations. One way to do this is to purchase Land Trust Tokens (LTTs). These…

How climate change distracts us from the more sinister threat of constant economic growth and the debt-based monetary system — Throughout history — and particularly since the Industrial Revolution — we have witnessed the immense power of economic growth to transform societies and improve living standards. There is no denying the positive outcomes that economic progress can bring. However, it is crucial to critically examine the underlying assumptions and consequences…

A newsletter for professionals who are pissed off about ESG — A lot has happened for me over the past 12 months. Many things have come together, and many things are not quite there yet. Much has been accomplished, and yet much is still to be done. COP27 is coming up in just under a month. Will anything significant come out…

Showing Defining Characteristics for Each Phase of the Cycle — Question: How do we account for the seemingly inexplicable rise in grandiose narcissistic behavior post-2020? Think of all the little hitlers who’ve made a name for themselves since 2020, with behavior that matches the criteria for narcissistic personality disorder: Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of…

If Net Zero is a House of Cards, Green Renewable Energy is the Deck of Cards — This video series is an attempt to provide organizing principles for understanding the human and planetary condition. You can find an overview of the series here. It will make much more sense if you watch Part 1 and Part 2 before watching this video. In Part 3 we explore ways…

Evolution and Leaps in Complexity — This 3-part video series is an attempt to provide organizing principles for understanding the human and planetary condition. You can find an overview of the series here. It will make much more sense if you watch Part 1 before watching this video. In Part 2 we explore the evolutionary cycle…

The Repeating Cycle of Human Civilizations — This 3-part video series is an attempt to provide organizing principles for understanding the human and planetary condition. You can find an overview of the series, with links to Parts 2 and 3 here. In Part 1 we explore the roughly 275-year cycle all civilizations progress through as they rise…

This is how we find each other during the 2021 bifurcation* —