Brett Scott

I experiment with altered states of monetary consciousness. Check out my site below for my latest work

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

So-called ‘stablecoins’ are presented as if they were some cutting-edge new innovation, but the essence that lies behind them has existed for hundreds of years, and has taken countless different forms.

In my latest essay, I show you 10 of those https://t.co/s0MaLjAUUK

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

Economic growth does not by default reduce poverty. In fact, it can do the opposite
https://t.co/2PHY17VDD9

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

To understand economic growth you have to stop thinking about it solely as *output* - stuff pumped out of society - but rather as *input* - the stuff that we have to pump back into us to keep going. In this view, it's a process of bloat, the expansion of our needs, and heaviness

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

According to plate tectonic theory, the African continent will in future merge into Europe, collaborating to create giant new mountains and valleys

I take this as proof that our planet, at a geological level, is fundamentally anti-fascist

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

So many billionaires in the US decided to go all-in on Trump in 2025, but from a risk-management perspective they’re finding themselves increasingly exposed to the potential of a severe downturn in their favourite political asset. Rather than diversify, they're going all in again

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For centuries now, economists have falsely claimed that barter led to the origin of money. In this video, I explain why this is a myth, and why this myth has far-reaching consequences for our lives https://t.co/kfUKD6GVF8

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

AI is all destination and no journey

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

Anthropologists like the late David Graeber have long critiqued the mainstream economics discipline, but what's at the heart of this battle between anthropology and economics? In this video I dive into the beef
https://t.co/ljCN9DUrIu

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

A built a simple model to help you visualize the entire capitalist system https://t.co/kDV1jG4BxV

[Rethinking Economics @rethinkecon]

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[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

Gentrification is like cutting away the roots of a plant, while preserving the branches in resin. The organic basis of the culture dies, while the appearance remains.

My latest piece https://t.co/VNXq1seqBd

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

Some people imagine that those on the bottom would be lost without the figurehead, but that is to fundamentally underestimate the power of human cooperation. In fact, without the figurehead, the people below might put their labour towards much better uses

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

Musk and Bezos built their companies in the same way that the Pharaohs built pyramids, or Napoleon won battles. The actual building and winning is done by tens of thousands of unnamed footsoldiers cooperating, but the glory trickles up to a single figurehead on top
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[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

@jasonbcox0 That's possibly because you're paying, which means you get promoted. For me, engagement has fallen off a cliff. There's also something grating about the fact that the oligarch who owns it as his personal fiefdom actively funds and promotes the violent far-right

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

I went through a phase of continuing to call this place Twitter, but I've come to realise that it really is now X, stripped of early Twitter's soul, a side project of a megalomaniac rather than the heart of a community

I appreciate y'all, but follow my link to find me elsewhere

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

@ETH_Nation Thanks for letting me know. That's... big of you

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

@comradeKangaroo Who says I'm not...

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

I’m a Luddite towards AI because it does cognitive heavy lifting, and that’s a recipe for making your mind muscle weak

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

When I encounter a belief or theory, I try to not first ask ‘is this right or wrong?’ Rather, I ask, ‘what emotional need does this serve?’

Humans aren't primarily rational beings seeking the truth of reality. We're emotional beings seeking to survive by constructing reality

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

I see so many debates right now about whether or not AI increases productivity.

My response to these arguments is *who cares?*

Here's why https://t.co/qsvaLQeI7E

[Brett Scott @Suitpossum]

I just had an AI-generated actor on a YouTube ad trying to sell me Tai Chi classes by saying ‘I’m over 65, and I feel younger and stronger than when I was 45’

The moral of the story. Get your AI models out of the data-centre and train them with ancient martial arts in the park