About this episode

This episode discusses the shift in the concept of wealth from accumulation to throughput in the context of the space economy.

In the old world, wealth was about accumulation. In the new world, wealth is about throughput. It’s a race against physics, and the atmosphere is taking its cut.

People in this episode

Host: Green Moon

Topics covered

• space economy
• wealth
• throughput
• physics
• atmosphere

Keywords

• wealth
• space economy
• throughput
• physics
• atmosphere

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Green Moon

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