The Elysian

The Elysian

By Elle GriffinSociety & CultureBusinessPhilosophy
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The Elysian episodes

  • Let's not moralize Botox

    On the human body as an aesthetic pursuit. And the technologies that were always going to advance it.

    This is the opening of the essay. Hear and read the rest at https://elysian.press/essays/lets-not-moralize-botox

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    4 min
  • Utopian worldbuilding in Chinese fantasy series

    C-dramas by and for women are re-writing China's past... and future.

    This is the opening of the essay. Hear and read the rest at https://elysian.press/essays/utopian-worldbuilding-in-chinese-fantasy

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    7 min
  • On the desire to live in a cabin in the woods

    What does it say about modern life that I dream of escaping it?

    This is the opening of the essay. Hear and read the rest at https://elysian.press/essays/desire-to-fuck-off-to-the-woods

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    3 min
  • Why do I romanticize 18th-century chores?

    Was churning butter a beautiful way to spend the day or a chore to be automated away?

    This is the opening of the essay. Hear and read the rest at https://elysian.press/essays/romanticize-18th-century-chores

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    4 min
  • This sewing machine powers AI

    Meet the anti-AI AI.

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    21 min
  • Let states choose their federal governments

    And join international governments à la carte.

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    0:00 Opening
    5:39 We should decouple federal governance from nation-states
    13:46 We should secede from nation-states and join federal governments à la carte
    23:04 We should decentralize global superpowers

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    30 min
  • Fractional ownership works for Banksy paintings—not cities

    Micro-sovereignties should be collectively owned by residents. Not fractionally owned by investors.

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    0:00 Opening
    7:26 Fractional ownership is a band-aid
    11:26 Community land trusts are a cure

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    18 min
  • An indigenous nation just built a better city than California Forever

    We should build more cities. But they should benefit residents, not just developers.

    This is the opening of the essay. Hear and read the rest at https://elysian.press/essays/senakw-builds-better-city-than-california-forever

    0:00 Opening
    1:23 The Basque Country
    3:13 Gelephu Mindfulness City

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    5 min
  • Stop idolizing Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Próspera

    There are much more utopian cities than these.

    This is the opening of the essay. Hear and read the rest at https://elysian.press/essays/stop-idolizing-hong-kong-shenzhen

    0:00 Opening
    0:35 Hong Kong
    1:30 Shenzhen
    3:14 Pròspera

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    5 min

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Essays exploring a utopian future, by Elle Griffin. https://elysian.press