Fictitious Capital

#20: Evolution as rupture: The changing rules-based order

Countering the Carney-popularized "facade" narrative by centering the material realities of the system and questioning whether this is yet another…

Feb 8 • Fictitious Capital

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January 2026

#19: Holding a bag of rocks

Opportunities in the era of dispersion, trend changes, and bubbles.

Jan 11 • Fictitious Capital

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November 2025

#18: The Unity of Opposites

The meeting of two polarizing reformists (Mamdani-Trump) and what it tells us about the current political moment.

Nov 28, 2025 • Fictitious Capital

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October 2025

#17: "Dad" brain

The biological transformation that enables men to go far beyond the socially constructed mold of fatherhood; better fathers lead to happier couples…

Oct 27, 2025 • Fictitious Capital

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May 2025

#16: "You can just do things"

The final boss of neoliberalism and the golden era of grift -- understanding the global reactionary movement as an acceleration of trends, not a…

May 25, 2025 • Fictitious Capital

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July 2024

#15: The arcs of history

Polycrisis, historical cycles, and the opportunity to remake our world.

Jul 8, 2024 • Fictitious Capital

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January 2024

#14: The decade of rolling (poly)crises

A look at the biggest events of 2023, things to look out for in 2024, and resources to be prepared for a tumultuous decade.

Jan 30, 2024 • Fictitious Capital

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#13: The electricity grid: A modern wonder of the world

Why the grid is at the heart of modern civilization, how it works (supply, transmission, and demand), and the major opportunities and threats as we race…

Jan 1, 2024 • Fictitious Capital

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October 2023

#12. Moments to movements: The spectre of ideology

How do we translate protests and outrage into real, lasting change? How can we be better prepared as the global system withers? What is our role in…

Oct 27, 2023 • Fictitious Capital

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Some changes

Fictitious Capital will now be managed by a group of contributors. You can find us on X and Bluesky (links included)!

Oct 19, 2023 • Fictitious Capital

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August 2023

#11: Watt's the deal with renewable energy

We need more solar & wind. But are they really that cheap, clean, and green?

Aug 31, 2023 • Fictitious Capital

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#10: We are living in a material world

Primer on raw materials: decarbonization, geopolitics, the mining & trading industry, and more.

Aug 8, 2023 • Fictitious Capital

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