Writer, editor, and founder of The Elysian , Elle Griffin joins me on Infinite Loops to discuss her vision for participatory capitalism, a world where ownership, reputation, and creativity are shared more broadly across society. We explore the evolution of capitalism from the industrial era to the networked age, how broad-based ownership could rebuild the middle class, why optimism is revolutionary, and how storytelling shapes our collective imagination. We also discuss how reputation is becoming a new form of capital and how writers can become architects of meaning in a world reshaped by AI and automation. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, "Hmm, that's interesting!," check out our Substack . Important Links: The Elysian Elle Griffin on X (Twitter) LinkedIn Website Elle's Novel Obscurity Show Notes: The New GI Bill for Stock Ownership Rethinking ESOPs, RSUs, and Equity for All The Founder's Dilemma: Risk, Ownership & Exit Tax Incentives for Employee Ownership A Tale of Two Experiments The Ownership Czar for the Day The Future of Work The State with Baby Bonds The Problem with Worth and Deserving The Power of Utopian Fiction The Currency of Belief and Reputation Empress of the World Question Books and References Mentioned: Obscurity ; by Elle Griffin The Elysian ; by Elle Griffin The Beginning of Infinity ; by David Deutsch The Lessons of History ; by Will & Ariel Durant The History of Civilization ; by Will & Ariel Durant Why Greatness Can't Be Planned ; by Kenneth O. Stanley Looking Backward ; by Edward Bellamy Herland ; by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Les Misérables ; by Victor Hugo Frankenstein ; by Mary Shelley The Republic ; by Plato Das Kapital ; by Karl Marx The Count of Monte Cristo ; by Alexandre Dumas 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ; by Jules Verne A Tale of Two Cities ; by Charles Dickens White Mirror Stories ; by Infinite Books
