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Explore 20 pieces of timechain fiction, economics, and freedom published by Konsensus.
Les 3 livres qui ont changé ma vie : ma trilogie de la souveraineté
À vingt-trois ans, j'avais un poste correct, un salaire qui tombait chaque mois et l'impression tenace d'avoir signé pour une vie que je n'avais pas vraiment choisie. Trois livres ont fait voler…
How to Sell More Books on Amazon KDP (Before You Spend a Dollar on Ads)
Most self-published books fail to convert the traffic they receive. A strong listing strategy—title, description, keywords, categories, and A+ Content—compounds the effect of any marketing spend.
The Hive or the Archipelago
A world without rival nation-states offers the mobile individual no leverage. Competition between jurisdictions is what protects the sovereign individual; a unified global system would strip away his only asset: the ability to leave.
The Locked Door
Authority that cannot be refused is not earned but endured. A functioning society requires that citizens retain the right to leave, which disciplines both rulers and markets in ways no other mechanism can replicate.
Why We Tore Down The House and Rebuilt It from the Ground Up
Konsensus has rebuilt its website from scratch to reflect its core values: empowering sovereign individuals, protecting privacy, and simplifying how authors publish and readers access books. The new site removes tracking, gives authors complete ownership, and integrates publishing, bookselling, and reading in a single lean operation.
Stop Waiting, Start Publishing
Why freedom-minded creators should publish a book — and the three paths that get it into readers' hands.
Praxeozoology: Animal Spirits Finally Explained
Have you ever wondered what really drives human behavior? Are we creatures of reason, calmly weighing our choices in pursuit of optimal outcomes, or are we…
Can We Ever Really Own Ideas? Action-Based Property
Can we ever really own ideas? 🤔…
Supplying the Slugs
‘ 错误. 错误. 错误, ’ the digital translator flashed. Error, in Chinese…
The Final Monopoly
Congratulations! You won, you did it, you have everything. Literally everything. Turns out unlimited growth works when there are no checks and balances to stop it…
Brian Hirschfield Interview: Bitcoin for Institutions
Interview with Brian Hirschfield on institutional Bitcoin adoption.
Response to revolutionary publishers
My response to 'revolutionary publishers' shilling AI.
So, where is everybody? How Bitcoin solves Fermi Paradox
Roughly eighty years ago, physicist Enrico Fermi pondered intelligent life beyond ourselves.
Home Base
I'm sure you've all heard the stories about the Phoenix. About the notorious figures that have cut its rugs.
The Dao of Bitcoin: Towards a Cosmology of Energy Money
For money to have meaning it needs to have a relationship to energy.
Is the counterfeiter a criminal or a hero?
In a system where money is no longer backed by tangible assets, counterfeiting is everywhere.
Decoding Bitcoin: A Journey Through its Metaphors and Mechanisms
How do we explain Bitcoin? With metaphors. Lots and lots of them. We’re already about a decade and a half into the life of Bitcoin and…
How Konsensus Network Was Born
It was February 2018. I had just burned my hands playing with shitcoins. Depressed. Defeated. But I didn't know how to quit, so I picked myself…
Usury, Your Bank, And You.
Mainstream economics still pushes the belief that inflation occurs when demand outstrips supply.
Musings on the Human Condition
It is not weird that religions have gained a foothold when we realize how improbable each of us is.