The Elysian
Elle Griffin, Hamish McKenzie, Jeff Fong, Spencer Chang, Matthew Prebeg, Michael Skinner, Eman Zabi, lou millar-machugh (they/he), Nathan, Mark Lutter, Sondre Rasch, Madison Karas, Julien 'Andrew' StarrExploring a utopian future through essay collections & print pamphlets. Researching community ownership of land, corporations, and a world that works for our benefit.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 495 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 14 days ago |
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Exploring a utopian future through essay collections & print pamphlets. Researching land and corporate economics, better governance, and a world that works for our benefit.
Co-founder of Substack. Chief Writing Officer.
Cities, technology, and the future | Board Chair @ YIMBY Action, Board Advisor @ the Center for Land Economics
software you can touch
First one to ask why and the last one to let it go
Exploring new ways of working, living, and being in the cities of the future.
Recovering entrepreneur. I write about AI, philosophy, innovation, and occasionally my cat.
Interaction designer exploring how interface patterns and algorithms shape political and cultural discourse. Glasgow \ud83c\udff3️⚧️\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f
Building cities
Founder and CEO of SafetyWing, building a global social safety net.
I work in spaces that bring together journalism, technology and social impact, and sometimes explore other things, too. https://madraekaras.com/
Starting new countries. Founding Director of the Startup States Society, a Geneva-based think tank advancing treaty-based state formation. Personal: starr.mc. Startup States: startupstates.swiss.
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