Name: Colonial Economies - How Do You Make Money on a New Planet?
Uploaded: 2025-09-11T13:00:00+00:00
Duration: 34 min 5 s
Description: You’ve made it to a new world—but how do you make a living when Earth is light-years away? We chart how colonies bootstrap markets, money, and meaning—from scrip and rationing to trade networks and po

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You’ve made it to a new world—but how do you make a living when Earth is light-years away? We chart how colonies bootstrap markets, money, and meaning—from scrip and rationing to trade networks and post-scarcity systems.

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Colonial Economies - How Do You Make Money on a New Planet?
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
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