The Long Now

The Long Now

 

A full compilation of Ben's 4 part series The Long Now; originally published over the course of 6 months in 2019.

The Long Now, Pt. 1 – Tick-Tock

By Ben Hunt | July 31, 2019 | 10 Comments

The Long Now is everything we pull into the present from our future selves and our children.

We are told that the economic stimulus and the political fear of the Long Now are costless, when in fact they cost us … everything.

Tick-tock.

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The Long Now, Pt. 2 – Make, Protect, Teach

By Ben Hunt | September 11, 2019 | 32 Comments

It’s time to start a fire. To burn, yes, but also to illuminate.

My advice? Abandon the political party as your vehicle for political participation.

My alternative? Find your Pack.

My platform? Make – Protect – Teach.

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The Long Now, Pt. 3 – Wink

By Ben Hunt | October 17, 2019 | 12 Comments

I believe that we are on the cusp of the Long Now becoming irreversible. Or at least irreversible without a cataclysmic Fall.

Why? Because they have mastered the art of stealing our tells. At scale.

Here’s how we start to confound the stolen tells. At scale.

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The Long Now, Pt. 4 – Snip!

By Ben Hunt | December 26, 2019 | 22 Comments

The Long Now has severed the tether between taxation and spending – the most important macroeconomic policy relationship in our social lives as both investors and citizens.

Here’s what that means.

And here’s what we’re going to do about it.

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