Orion Miguel’s Hatched Ideas

The Calendar Is a Civic Technology

The Calendar Is a Civic Technology

Jun 5, 2026

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Who Owns a Thought When the Mind Is a Tool?

Who Owns a Thought When the Mind Is a Tool?

Jun 4, 2026

The Species That Survived by Playing

The Species That Survived by Playing

Jun 3, 2026

Why We Mistake Ownership for Growth, and Growth for Ownership

Why We Mistake Ownership for Growth, and Growth for Ownership

Jun 2, 2026

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The Hidden Work of Trust: Why Every Project Is Really a Relationship Test

The Hidden Work of Trust: Why Every Project Is Really a Relationship Test

Jun 1, 2026

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83%

The Ownership Paradox: Why AI Art and Blockchains Both Need Institutions to Matter

The Ownership Paradox: Why AI Art and Blockchains Both Need Institutions to Matter

May 31, 2026

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The Economy Always Becomes a Theology: What Game Design Reveals About Power, Scarcity, and Control

The Economy Always Becomes a Theology: What Game Design Reveals About Power, Scarcity, and Control

May 30, 2026

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Why Systems That Reward Hunger Eventually Train Us to Confuse Appetite with Desire

Why Systems That Reward Hunger Eventually Train Us to Confuse Appetite with Desire

May 29, 2026

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The Hidden Price of Stability: Why Rules About Cooperatives and Human Survival Tell the Same Story

The Hidden Price of Stability: Why Rules About Cooperatives and Human Survival Tell the Same Story

May 28, 2026

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Why Planning Your Work Is a Political Act

Why Planning Your Work Is a Political Act

May 27, 2026

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Money Is Really a Record System, and That Changes Everything

Money Is Really a Record System, and That Changes Everything

May 26, 2026

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The Real Purpose of a Cooperative: Make Ownership Useful Before It Becomes Noble

The Real Purpose of a Cooperative: Make Ownership Useful Before It Becomes Noble

May 25, 2026

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The Real City Building Happens Between the Lease and the Listening Session

The Real City Building Happens Between the Lease and the Listening Session

May 24, 2026

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68%

The Hidden Economy of Attention: Why Great Games and Great Organizations Win by Making Value Legible

The Hidden Economy of Attention: Why Great Games and Great Organizations Win by Making Value Legible

May 23, 2026

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The Hidden Economy of Trust: Why Great Projects and Great Games Are Run the Same Way

The Hidden Economy of Trust: Why Great Projects and Great Games Are Run the Same Way

May 22, 2026

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Why the Same Straw Can Reveal an Economy of Desire

Why the Same Straw Can Reveal an Economy of Desire

May 21, 2026

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72%

Why Gravity May Be a Conversation Between Matter and Meaning

Why Gravity May Be a Conversation Between Matter and Meaning

May 20, 2026

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92%

Why Growth Requires Both More Self and Less Self

Why Growth Requires Both More Self and Less Self

May 19, 2026

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82%

Why Good Design Fails Without a Terminating Point

Why Good Design Fails Without a Terminating Point

May 18, 2026

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When the Copy Machine Becomes the Market: Why Identity Rules Matter More in the Age of Synthetic Ads

When the Copy Machine Becomes the Market: Why Identity Rules Matter More in the Age of Synthetic Ads

May 17, 2026

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83%

Why Trust, Not Technology, Decides What the Internet Can Sell

Why Trust, Not Technology, Decides What the Internet Can Sell

May 16, 2026

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The Same Skill Builds Cities and Editorial Calendars: Learning to See Optionality Before It Exists

The Same Skill Builds Cities and Editorial Calendars: Learning to See Optionality Before It Exists

May 15, 2026

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63%

The New Currency of Creative Work Is Not Content, But Permission

The New Currency of Creative Work Is Not Content, But Permission

May 14, 2026

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74%

The Hidden Geometry of Culture: Why Vibrant Places Need Both Freedom and Force

The Hidden Geometry of Culture: Why Vibrant Places Need Both Freedom and Force

May 13, 2026

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83%

When Money Loses Its Substance, Systems Start Explaining Themselves with Stories

When Money Loses Its Substance, Systems Start Explaining Themselves with Stories

May 12, 2026

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Why Decentralized Teams Fail When They Forget the Customer

Why Decentralized Teams Fail When They Forget the Customer

May 11, 2026

4 views

78%

Why Freedom Needs a Stage: Politics as the Art of Play

Why Freedom Needs a Stage: Politics as the Art of Play

May 10, 2026

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When a Currency and a Cooperative Meet the Law: The Hidden Rules of Shared Trust

When a Currency and a Cooperative Meet the Law: The Hidden Rules of Shared Trust

May 9, 2026

4 views

72%

Why Money Always Starts as a Trust Network Before It Becomes Technology

Why Money Always Starts as a Trust Network Before It Becomes Technology

May 8, 2026

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When Design Starts Paying You to Forget Yourself