Engine of wealth creation, rapacious beast feeding on our labour, just the way things are – whatever you think about capitalism, here’s a fact to remember:
we made it up.
Capitalism is a game we made up with rules – (un)spoken, (un)broken that change with governments and cultures and times.
Right now, it’s the only game in town, a fact that leaves many humans feeling downwardly immobile. But here’s a fact to remember:
Capitalism is just a game. We made it up.
And so, there is the possibility of ninja moves, of doing it upside down, of using the game for goodness, of subversion – in the most excellent sense of the word.
It starts with remembering that it’s a game and learning how to play.
Learning how to play this game is work. It’s hard to do work after you’ve done eight hours of work or 12 hours of parenting or a day of learning. Nevertheless, that is the deal; it’s work. You could always turn the work into a game…
That’s what I’m trying to do. I spent most of my life ignorant of how the money side of our culture works because it bored me. But this game affects of everything. I can’t afford to be ignorant, so I might as well have fun learning to play.
—Jeff
I have a meeting at three this afternoon to (what I can only assume) be offered the position I have been so patiently waiting for. Fingers crossed my negotiation skills are at top notch and I walk out of there fist pumping. 👊🏼
Happy midweek my ffriends!
Grow slowly
Skyler
I am growing more grateful for my nomad mindset. I lived rv life a good while. I loved seeing a tent nearby a million dollar coach. No one cared. We looked out for one another. I moved to a gated community last month, stix n brix again. I have morphed to a freer state. I like it🪻🤸♂️
Fist pump😉