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THE ELYSIAN Imagining a better future (and writing a utopian novel about it). Join our community of worldbuilders! By Elle Griffin · Over 15,000 subscribers Subscribe Just stopping by “Optimistic futurism that inspires action” Jeroen van Baar, An Educated Guess “Elle is a model for creative leadership. As her utopian ideas and fictional narratives of tomorrow develop, she invites her audience to build a community of world-building for the future.” Taro, Softer Human Future “The Elysian is one of the most upbeat, beautiful and inspiring places on the internet. My favorite antidote against reading the news every morning (which is invariably depressing)! ” Maarten Boudry, Maarten Boudry’s Substack By registering you agree to Substack's Terms of Service, our Privacy Policy, and our Information Collection Notice SubscribeSign in Home Index Events Archive About I'm imagining a more beautiful future Here’s the index of everything I’ve written so far. Apr 20, 2023 • Elle Griffin 149 Share this post I'M IMAGINING A MORE BEAUTIFUL FUTURE www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 101 RECENT POSTS View all No one buys books Everything we learned about the publishing industry from Penguin vs. DOJ. Apr 22 • Elle Griffin 854 Share this post NO ONE BUYS BOOKS www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 457 3:29 In The Garden Exploration 006 | Oblivion | Vol. III, Issue 6 Published on Fog Chaser • Apr 19 I built a castle to save the economy You're welcome. Apr 17 • Elle Griffin 62 Share this post I BUILT A CASTLE TO SAVE THE ECONOMY www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 27 I'm not going to have kids to save the economy Not on my list of reasons to have children. Apr 15 • Elle Griffin 34 Share this post I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE KIDS TO SAVE THE ECONOMY www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 26 Your alternatives to democracy Entries to the March writing prompt. Apr 12 • Elle Griffin 44 Share this post YOUR ALTERNATIVES TO DEMOCRACY www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 15 Can we create a wise & enlightened citizenry? We'll need to address cognitive biases if we want to reach Plato's ideal. Apr 10 • Andrew Perlot 39 Share this post CAN WE CREATE A WISE & ENLIGHTENED CITIZENRY? www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 25 See all The Elysian Imagining a better future (and writing a utopian novel about it). Join our community of worldbuilders! Subscribe Read my essay series Philosophy Government Capitalism Work & Leisure Cities Health Read my books Oblivion (in-progress) A utopian novel Obscurity (complete) A gothic novel PHILOSOPHY View all The unbearable necessity of being online On loving and loathing the internet as an artist and why we need to be here anyway. Apr 3 • Elle Griffin 70 Share this post THE UNBEARABLE NECESSITY OF BEING ONLINE www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 58 Humans are good (except for that one guy) And he’s why we create all the rules and regulations. Mar 4 • Elle Griffin 102 Share this post HUMANS ARE GOOD (EXCEPT FOR THAT ONE GUY) www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 22 Where do we find paradise? On the importance of seeking it. Jan 24 • Elle Griffin 34 Share this post WHERE DO WE FIND PARADISE? www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 10 How do we stop fighting on the internet? How the philosopher David Hume became best friends with his opponents. Jan 11 • Elle Griffin 60 Share this post HOW DO WE STOP FIGHTING ON THE INTERNET? www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 40 GOVERNMENT View all I'd like to open a Singapore franchise please? Franchise Cities as an alternative to Charter Cities. Mar 27 • Elle Griffin 36 Share this post I'D LIKE TO OPEN A SINGAPORE FRANCHISE PLEASE? www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 2 A request for better world superpowers Thinking through alternatives to the US/China hegemony. Mar 25 • Elle Griffin 22 Share this post A REQUEST FOR BETTER WORLD SUPERPOWERS www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 10 What if government worked like Wikipedia? Wikiocracy as the next phase of democracy. Mar 20 • Elle Griffin 50 Share this post WHAT IF GOVERNMENT WORKED LIKE WIKIPEDIA? www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 16 Too much democracy is a problem So is not enough. Mar 18 • Elle Griffin 37 Share this post TOO MUCH DEMOCRACY IS A PROBLEM www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 33 CAPITALISM View all I'm not going to have kids to save the economy Not on my list of reasons to have children. Apr 15 • Elle Griffin 34 Share this post I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE KIDS TO SAVE THE ECONOMY www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 26 Wakanda isn't an ideal utopia for Africa But we can create a better one. Feb 21 • Magatte Wade 53 Share this post WAKANDA ISN'T AN IDEAL UTOPIA FOR AFRICA www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 10 Why I’m not a free market capitalist Yet. Feb 2 • Elle Griffin 39 Share this post WHY I’M NOT A FREE MARKET CAPITALIST www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 25 The rich are not causing the poor Oxfam and the phrase “the rich are getting richer while the poor are getting poorer.” Jan 29 • Elle Griffin 130 Share this post THE RICH ARE NOT CAUSING THE POOR www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 22 WORK & LEISURE View all It's time to rethink "retirement" We should take our retirement like we take our vacation days—whenever we want. Dec 11, 2023 • Elle Griffin 38 Share this post IT'S TIME TO RETHINK "RETIREMENT" www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 34 Blue-collar jobs might be the best jobs Things have changed since your grandpa worked the mines. Dec 4, 2023 • Elle Griffin 151 Share this post BLUE-COLLAR JOBS MIGHT BE THE BEST JOBS www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 24 Remote work could solve global poverty Open the digital borders. Jul 31, 2023 • Elle Griffin 46 Share this post REMOTE WORK COULD SOLVE GLOBAL POVERTY www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 41 Will we return to craftwork? Our hobbies used to be jobs—in many parts of the world they still are—now we're turning them into jobs again. Jul 10, 2023 • Elle Griffin 109 Share this post WILL WE RETURN TO CRAFTWORK? www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 22 PODCAST View all 10:00 Post Modern: The Replicator Listen now (10 mins) | On Star Trek's ideal of a post-scarcity economy. Apr 1, 2023 • Elle Griffin 2 Share this post POST MODERN: THE REPLICATOR www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 10:39 Post Modern: The Metaverse Listen now (11 mins) | On whether we want to live in virtual worlds. Mar 1, 2023 • Elle Griffin 1 Share this post POST MODERN: THE METAVERSE www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 9:41 Post Modern: Humanoid Robots On whether this is something we even want. Feb 1, 2023 • Elle Griffin Share this post POST MODERN: HUMANOID ROBOTS www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 11:16 Post Modern: Flying Cars Listen now (11 mins) | On the future of transportation. Jan 1, 2023 • Elle Griffin Share this post POST MODERN: FLYING CARS www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other FICTION View all I built a castle to save the economy You're welcome. Apr 17 • Elle Griffin 62 Share this post I BUILT A CASTLE TO SAVE THE ECONOMY www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 27 I trained an AI on the Catholic God A piece of short fiction. Dec 15, 2023 • Elle Griffin 158 Share this post I TRAINED AN AI ON THE CATHOLIC GOD www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 10 Taylor Swift doesn't want her photo taken The pop star opens up about the incessant coverage of her personal life in this fictional exploration of fame. Nov 3, 2023 • Elle Griffin 74 Share this post TAYLOR SWIFT DOESN'T WANT HER PHOTO TAKEN www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 27 Could we store the internet on the ocean? Oblivion, Chapter 12 Oct 13, 2023 • Elle Griffin 19 Share this post COULD WE STORE THE INTERNET ON THE OCEAN? www.elysian.press Copy link Facebook Email Note Other 6 © 2024 Elle Griffin Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice Start WritingGet the app Substack is the home for great culture Share Copy link Facebook Email Note Other This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts