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Gold-plated gardening tools? How the energy revolution could affect the elite

The elite of a society likes to gather wealth and symbols of that wealth.  In order to accrue significantly more wealth than other people and thereby join or stay in the elite, someone has to have some particular advantage and … Continue reading

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Build reserves now

One day you are a middle class professional. A few days later there is no food left in the fridge and you are hungry. It happened in Argentina a few years ago, it happened in Latvia recently and it is … Continue reading

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