Tagged with Economic collapse

Complex societies cycle back and forth between building up, or anabolism, and breaking down, or catabolism. It's possible at this point to provide a fairly exact date for the onset of catabolic collapse in the United States of America. (more)

Community is impossible in a highly monetized society since community is woven from gifts. Intimacy comes from co-creation, not co-consumption. We must do more than simply get people together: we need to create together. Creating gift circles can reduce our dependence on the traditional market and help us transition to a co-creative partnership of interdependence. (more)