Elle Griffin
@elysian.press
Writing about the future of governance, capitalism, and humanity. Researching a book called We Should Own the Economy. Building a writers collective. https://www.elysian.press/
David Le was bored at his job.
So he got a new one—without quitting the old one.
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So he got a new one—without quitting the old one.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
David Le was bored at his job.
So he got a new one—without quitting the old one.
🧵👇🏻
So he got a new one—without quitting the old one.
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Reposted by Elle Griffin
Looking forward to our first substack live discussion with @elysian.press this afternoon about our campaign to fund the Seattle Social Housing Developer with an Excess Compensation Payroll Tax.
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Elle Griffin (@ellegriffin)
Coming up on Tuesday, a Guest Lecture with Tiffani McCoy who spearheaded the initiative to tax companies paying executives more than $1 million.
It passed, despite opposition from Microsoft, Amazon, ...
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October 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Looking forward to our first substack live discussion with @elysian.press this afternoon about our campaign to fund the Seattle Social Housing Developer with an Excess Compensation Payroll Tax.
substack.com/@ellegriffin...
substack.com/@ellegriffin...
We need, not just a minimum wage, but also a minimum salary and a minimum equity share.
September 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We need, not just a minimum wage, but also a minimum salary and a minimum equity share.
Why does everyone say Europe is failing economically, when:
◘ It has the highest incomes in the world
◘ It has the lowest inequality rates
◘ Inflation rates are among the lowest & unemployment is at near record lows
Europe is the most prosperous region on Earth!
www.elysian.press/p/a-report-c...
◘ It has the highest incomes in the world
◘ It has the lowest inequality rates
◘ Inflation rates are among the lowest & unemployment is at near record lows
Europe is the most prosperous region on Earth!
www.elysian.press/p/a-report-c...
Ranking every country in the world
A report card on how the world is doing right now.
www.elysian.press
September 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Why does everyone say Europe is failing economically, when:
◘ It has the highest incomes in the world
◘ It has the lowest inequality rates
◘ Inflation rates are among the lowest & unemployment is at near record lows
Europe is the most prosperous region on Earth!
www.elysian.press/p/a-report-c...
◘ It has the highest incomes in the world
◘ It has the lowest inequality rates
◘ Inflation rates are among the lowest & unemployment is at near record lows
Europe is the most prosperous region on Earth!
www.elysian.press/p/a-report-c...
I earned a $70,000 advance for my next book.
Not from a publishing house, but from my readers.
Not from a publishing house, but from my readers.
Invest in The Elysian: We Should Own The Economy: Get Ownership in a Book About Creating More Owners
We Should Own The Economy: Get Ownership in a Book About Creating More Owners
wefunder.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I earned a $70,000 advance for my next book.
Not from a publishing house, but from my readers.
Not from a publishing house, but from my readers.
Reposted by Elle Griffin
One thing I love about this piece by @ellegriffin.bsky.social is that she gets that even the best cases of dictatorships are really just ways of implementing smarter democracy...shortcuts there, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse, but ultimately democracy is the good outcome.
The tech we invent now—AI, automation, satellites—can be used for great good or great harm.
Dictatorship puts those tools in one man’s hands.
Democracy puts them in ours.
Read the full post 👇🏻
www.elysian.press/p/so-america...
Dictatorship puts those tools in one man’s hands.
Democracy puts them in ours.
Read the full post 👇🏻
www.elysian.press/p/so-america...
So, America wants a dictator
Are we doomed to repeat history—or can we build something better first?
www.elysian.press
September 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
One thing I love about this piece by @ellegriffin.bsky.social is that she gets that even the best cases of dictatorships are really just ways of implementing smarter democracy...shortcuts there, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse, but ultimately democracy is the good outcome.
Imagine it’s the near future, and America elects its first dictator. 👇
www.elysian.press/p/so-america...
www.elysian.press/p/so-america...
So, America wants a dictator
Are we doomed to repeat history—or can we build something better first?
www.elysian.press
September 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Imagine it’s the near future, and America elects its first dictator. 👇
www.elysian.press/p/so-america...
www.elysian.press/p/so-america...
“Founders deserve $200M because they take all the risk.”
What risk?
Founders spend other people’s money until their company succeeds—or doesn’t. If it fails, they can get another job, this time with connections and clout.
What risk?
Founders spend other people’s money until their company succeeds—or doesn’t. If it fails, they can get another job, this time with connections and clout.
September 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“Founders deserve $200M because they take all the risk.”
What risk?
Founders spend other people’s money until their company succeeds—or doesn’t. If it fails, they can get another job, this time with connections and clout.
What risk?
Founders spend other people’s money until their company succeeds—or doesn’t. If it fails, they can get another job, this time with connections and clout.
Imagine a self-governing forest.
It owns the land it dwells on, can earn its own money by deciding what percentage of it to cut down and sell, and expand without human intervention.
This is the dream of Terra0 👇🏻
www.elysian.press/p/a-self-gov...
It owns the land it dwells on, can earn its own money by deciding what percentage of it to cut down and sell, and expand without human intervention.
This is the dream of Terra0 👇🏻
www.elysian.press/p/a-self-gov...
A self-governing forest
Terra0 thinks nature should become economically independent.
www.elysian.press
June 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Imagine a self-governing forest.
It owns the land it dwells on, can earn its own money by deciding what percentage of it to cut down and sell, and expand without human intervention.
This is the dream of Terra0 👇🏻
www.elysian.press/p/a-self-gov...
It owns the land it dwells on, can earn its own money by deciding what percentage of it to cut down and sell, and expand without human intervention.
This is the dream of Terra0 👇🏻
www.elysian.press/p/a-self-gov...
How do the rich get rich? Equity.
Here's how we make create 120 million more equity owners, and make the middle class way richer:
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Here's how we make create 120 million more equity owners, and make the middle class way richer:
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May 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
How do the rich get rich? Equity.
Here's how we make create 120 million more equity owners, and make the middle class way richer:
🧵:
Here's how we make create 120 million more equity owners, and make the middle class way richer:
🧵:
We’ve officially crowdfunded a $50,000 book advance without a publisher. And now I’m writing this book!
wefunder.com/elysianpress
wefunder.com/elysianpress
Invest in The Elysian: We Should Own The Economy: Get Ownership in a Book About Creating More Owners
We Should Own The Economy: Get Ownership in a Book About Creating More Owners
wefunder.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:53 AM
We’ve officially crowdfunded a $50,000 book advance without a publisher. And now I’m writing this book!
wefunder.com/elysianpress
wefunder.com/elysianpress
In 2019, @timrettig.bsky.social sold his company.
Not to PE, but to employees.
And by the way, he earned more money from the sale that way.
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Not to PE, but to employees.
And by the way, he earned more money from the sale that way.
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April 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
In 2019, @timrettig.bsky.social sold his company.
Not to PE, but to employees.
And by the way, he earned more money from the sale that way.
🧵:
Not to PE, but to employees.
And by the way, he earned more money from the sale that way.
🧵:
CITY STATE: Seven writers exploring autonomous governance through an essay series and print pamphlet.
You can support the project by collecting the digital and print version via @metalabel.bsky.social:
elysian.metalabel.com/city-state
Here's every essay in the series:👇🏻🧵
You can support the project by collecting the digital and print version via @metalabel.bsky.social:
elysian.metalabel.com/city-state
Here's every essay in the series:👇🏻🧵
CITY-STATE
Seven writers explore the future of autonomous governance.
elysian.metalabel.com
April 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
CITY STATE: Seven writers exploring autonomous governance through an essay series and print pamphlet.
You can support the project by collecting the digital and print version via @metalabel.bsky.social:
elysian.metalabel.com/city-state
Here's every essay in the series:👇🏻🧵
You can support the project by collecting the digital and print version via @metalabel.bsky.social:
elysian.metalabel.com/city-state
Here's every essay in the series:👇🏻🧵