Elle Griffin

Com­pa­nies are the new City-States

Who’s qual­ified to save the world?

“Friends” as the ideal community

I built a cas­tle to save the economy

Could AI make us wise?

Please come up with wildly spec­u­la­tive futures

What if gov­ern­ment worked like Wikipe­dia?

What if NATO be­came a world gov­ern­ment?

• Elle GriffinDec 14, 2023, 12:56 AM

  1 point

  in reply to: Sable’s comment on: It’s time to re­think “re­tire­ment”

  Yes, well maybe we will also expand our healthspan, or have AI to help us with worker productivity? 🤓

  The case I make is for social security is a blend between Singapore’s system and our current 401k system. The employer contributes 20% of their salary to their 401k and their employer matches it. They can use those funds to take mini sabbaticals throughout their lives, rather than one long one at the end. But yes, it’s tied to income, so the more you make and the longer you stay in the workforce, the more money you save! (You won’t have very much money in there at the beginning, but you’ll have a lot by the end!)

It’s time to re­think “re­tire­ment”

Digi­tal no­mads are open­ing borders

Tay­lor Swift doesn’t want her photo taken

What if we split the US into city-states?

• Elle GriffinOct 26, 2023, 10:14 PM

  3 points

  in reply to: Sable’s comment on: Should US states self-gov­ern?

  Yes, it might not be possible right now to call a constitutional convention and reorganize into city states. But it’s entirely possible to give more autonomy (and fiscal autonomy) to local and state governments. Sometimes I think it’s worth writing about/​thinking about the ideal so then we can see how we can get there (rather than working with what we have now and trying to tweak it slightly better).

• Elle GriffinOct 25, 2023, 2:22 PM

  2 points

  in reply to: Sable’s comment on: Should US states self-gov­ern?

  You’re reading my mind!!!!!!! My next essay is about what would happen if we divided the country into city-states!! (And it would be for those exact reasons: the divide is urban/​rural, and we’d be better aligned with our governments!)

Should US states self-gov­ern?

A peek at Utah’s uni­ver­sal health­care attempt

• Elle GriffinOct 13, 2023, 11:42 PM

  1 point

  in reply to: Robert Terrin’s comment on: US State In­come vs. Fed­eral Income

  Ok wow, this is so helpful. Thank you so so much!

• Elle GriffinOct 6, 2023, 5:01 PM

  1 point

  on: Elle Griffin’s Shortform

  Does anyone have a good essay about federalism—particularly the history of the US and how we have divided power between the federal governments and the states?

• Elle GriffinOct 5, 2023, 1:26 PM

  2 points

  in reply to: ErikSchmidt’s comment on: Elle Griffin’s Shortform

  Thank you so much, this is very helpful!