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Article Sep 24, 2026

The Plight of the Centibillionaires

Buying super-yachts and accelerating tech deployment get old, in the end there’s nothing fun left to do with all that wealth but capture the global commons.

Ben Goertzel 36 min read

Article Aug 4, 2026

When Robots Make Everything Free, Who Gets the Beachfront House?

Hruy thinks Elon Musk sees the future clearly (AI, robotics, space) but is blind to the present. His piece reveals why monetary capitalism will doom Elon Musk's "abundance" utopia.

Hruy Tsegaye 14 min read

Article Jul 24, 2025

The UBI Mouse Trap: How Comfort Becomes Control in the Algorithmic Age

Trading freedom for convenience comes at a cost.

Darshana Patel 3 min read

Podcast May 24, 2026

Rupture in The Matrix: Reinventing the World Beyond Markets with Public Good AI

What happens when intelligence becomes so cheap that it displaces the very incomes that sustain the market? This episode explores a radical alternative to both doomerism and naive abundance narratives.

Mindplex Magazine 1 min read

Podcast Dec 4, 2025

Escaping Darwin's hand: The Hidden Traps of Platform Economy

Oliver Auber and Dr. Mihaela Ulieru explore how invisible network structures shape our behavior, perception, and even time itself!

Mindplex Magazine 1 min read