The common good is not utopian. Many of its elements are already evident in our society: in the multiple ways goal orientation, collaboration and benefit sharing happen in many places. Yet these seeds cannot bear fruit because there is no guiding compass to systematise these experiences and scale them across an economy. My next book, The Common Good Economy, provides that compass. Published Thursday 4 June, with @PenguinUKBooks.
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🇺🇦🇷🇺 ROLAND GARROS GOT UNCOMFORTABLE
Ukrainian tennis player Oleksandra Oliynykova beat a Russian opponent at Roland Garros for the first time in her career, then said the quiet part out loud.
“Many Russian athletes actively participate in propaganda, play in Gazprom-linked tournaments, and openly support Putin,” she said after the match.
She also said the WTA pressured her for months over public comments about Russian players and the war, demanding she stop naming certain athletes and threatening fines or even disqualification.
So a Ukrainian player speaks about propaganda and aggression, and suddenly the problem is her tone.
That tells you plenty about the double standard.
The US Justice Department is seeking the names, addresses, and banking information of Reddit and X users, ratcheting up efforts to identify social media critics of government deportation efforts. https://t.co/7juwC4RkJo
It’s probably one of economic history's greatest myths — that women spent most of history as housewives. The average woman had no choice but to work, but you were locked out of the banking system https://t.co/JsmwW79Iyr
Two distinct economies operate in aspirational markets. The access economy produces value through scale, reach, algorithmic distribution, mass cultural participation. The legibility economy produces value through insider fluency, subcultural depth, intentional obscurity.
On this date in 1981, Julius Erving won the NBA MVP.
The only player in basketball history to win it in both the ABA and the NBA.
A thread on The Doctor. 🧵@JuliusErving
A significant presentation of key works by Marcel Duchamp is now on view at Gagosian’s new space at 980 Madison Avenue at 76th Street in New York. This show brings a selection of works—including all of the artist’s most iconic readymades—back to the location where these editions made their American debut in a 1965 exhibition at Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery https://t.co/DsuL5gRtHm
Gael Monfils to Elina Svitolina:
'I would like to thank my wife because without her, I maybe wouldn't be still here tonight. We've been together 8 beautiful years, you have supported me, raised me up, loved me, and you gave me the greatest gift in our daughter. I love you' ❤️