Life, examined.

Artful stories about how we live, the systems we live within, and what we might build.

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Not taking from,
but giving to

What might it mean not merely to consume the world, but to contribute to it?

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The universe trends toward death. You are the spark of life.

How our tools for connection became something else—and what different networks might make possible.

Poem

A poem about observation, entanglement, and the possibilities between two people.

Essay

A story about what money is, how fiat came to be, and the system we live within.

Essay

A story of adversity, growth, and becoming.

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Identity, meaning, relationships, and the experience of being alive.

Money, technology, and the structures that shape our lives.

Alternatives, experiments, and what we might build differently.

Momentary Values is a place for artful stories about how we live, the systems we live within, and what we might build.
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