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Ilja: /* Money creation in the modern economy (article) */

2022-05-13T04:28:35Z

Money creation in the modern economy (article)

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	======Money creation in the modern economy (article)======		======Money creation in the modern economy (article)======
	~~This is~~ [https://web.archive.org/web/20140319122540/http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Documents/quarterlybulletin/2014/qb14q102.pdf an article of the ~~first~~ quarterly bulletin from the Bank Of England ~~from 2014]~~. This article explains how money is currently created, and it also explains how quantitative easing works. From the beginning of the article: 'This article explains how the majority of money in the modern economy is created by commercial banks making loans.' and 'Money creation in practice differs from some popular misconceptions — banks do not act simply as intermediaries, lending out deposits that savers place with them, and nor do they ‘multiply up’ central bank money to create new loans and deposits.'<br>		[https://web.archive.org/web/20140319122540/http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Documents/quarterlybulletin/2014/qb14q102.pdf Money creation in the modern economy] is an article from the 2014 Q1 quarterly bulletin from the Bank Of England. This article explains how money is currently created, and it also explains how quantitative easing works. From the beginning of the article: 'This article explains how the majority of money in the modern economy is created by commercial banks making loans.' and 'Money creation in practice differs from some popular misconceptions — banks do not act simply as intermediaries, lending out deposits that savers place with them, and nor do they ‘multiply up’ central bank money to create new loans and deposits.'<br>
	The reason why I think this article is so important is, firstly, because I believe this is important information to know, but also because I have noticed that people often find it hard to believe that this is how money is actually created and destroyed. This article doesn't only explains how money creation works, it is also a source that you can hardly contest.		The reason why I think this article is so important is, firstly, because I believe this is important information to know, but also because I have noticed that people often find it hard to believe that this is how money is actually created and destroyed. This article doesn't only explains how money creation works, it is also a source that you can hardly contest. There's also an accompanying article [https://web.archive.org/web/20190928080819/https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/quarterly-bulletin/2014/money-in-the-modern-economy-an-introduction.pdf?la=en&hash=E43CDFDBB5A23D672F4D09B13DF135E6715EEDAC Money in the modern economy: an introduction].

	======Joris Luyendijk, Dit kan niet waar zijn (book)======		======Joris Luyendijk, Dit kan niet waar zijn (book)======

Ilja: /* Books and articles I want to share with the world */

2021-05-09T12:32:08Z

Books and articles I want to share with the world

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	==Books and articles I want to share with the world==		==Books and articles I want to share with the world==
			======Jason Hickel, Less is more (book)======
			Economic anthropologist Jason Hickel talks about how we are seeing mass extinction and shows us how the current economical system, a system of perpetual growth, isn't only the reason, but also shows why we can't simply solve this problem within the system itself. E.g. counterintuitively maybe, being more efficiently doesn't make it that we tax nature less, the need for perpetual growth makes the current system use it's gain in efficiency to take even more from nature than it did before. Jason goes over the history of capitalism and how it's need for constant growth, mostly brought by externalising costs and starting by stealing from the commons, is bringing about the destruction of the world we are part of. The book is available [https://www.are.na/block/11125640 in PDF-format] for free.

	======David Graeber, Debt: the first 5000 years (book)======		======David Graeber, Debt: the first 5000 years (book)======
	After the economical crisis in 2007 anthropologist David Graeber realised that, even though there is numerous research on the different forms of money that were used throughout history, there has never been a real study about the origin of debt. This study unexpectedly led him not only to the origin of debt, but also to the origin of money. Even in the 19th century anthropologists have said that there is no scientific basis for the hypotheses of Adam Smith that money came as a tool to help in the trading of goods and services, even though this is the story that is still widely taught in schools all over the world. Graeber gives a totally new origin story of money and shows that money, in fact, came before trade as a representation of debt. By going over the history of debt and money, Graeber also explains how our current monetary system came to be. It's a must read for everyone who wants to know more about the origin of money, or get a better insight in the modern monetary system, the problems that it brings, and what possible lessons history can tell us about this. These days the book is even available [https://libcom.org/files/__Debt__The_First_5_000_Years.pdf in PDF-format] for free.		After the economical crisis in 2007 anthropologist David Graeber realised that, even though there is numerous research on the different forms of money that were used throughout history, there has never been a real study about the origin of debt. This study unexpectedly led him not only to the origin of debt, but also to the origin of money. Even in the 19th century anthropologists have said that there is no scientific basis for the hypotheses of Adam Smith that money came as a tool to help in the trading of goods and services, even though this is the story that is still widely taught in schools all over the world. Graeber gives a totally new origin story of money and shows that money, in fact, came before trade as a representation of debt. By going over the history of debt and money, Graeber also explains how our current monetary system came to be. It's a must read for everyone who wants to know more about the origin of money, or get a better insight in the modern monetary system, the problems that it brings, and what possible lessons history can tell us about this. These days the book is even available [https://libcom.org/files/__Debt__The_First_5_000_Years.pdf in PDF-format] for free.

Ilja: /* Joris Luyendijk, Dit kan niet waar zijn(This can’t be true) (book) */

2020-10-17T14:32:41Z

Joris Luyendijk, Dit kan niet waar zijn(This can’t be true) (book)

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	The reason why I think this article is so important is, firstly, because I believe this is important information to know, but also because I have noticed that people often find it hard to believe that this is how money is actually created and destroyed. This article doesn't only explains how money creation works, it is also a source that you can hardly contest.		The reason why I think this article is so important is, firstly, because I believe this is important information to know, but also because I have noticed that people often find it hard to believe that this is how money is actually created and destroyed. This article doesn't only explains how money creation works, it is also a source that you can hardly contest.

	======Joris Luyendijk, Dit kan niet waar zijn~~(This can’t be true)~~ (book)======		======Joris Luyendijk, Dit kan niet waar zijn (book)======
	~~As far as I know there is no~~ English translation ~~for this book yet~~.<br>		The book also has an English translation ''Swimming with Sharks'' (Faber Guardian).<br>
	Joris Luyendijk is a Dutch anthropologist who in 2011, after the economical crisis, went to the city of London to learn how the bank system, and more specific the people who worked inside the bank system, actually worked. He kept a [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/joris-luyendijk-banking-blog blog on The Guardian] about this and afterwards wrote this book about his experiences and what he had learned.		Joris Luyendijk is a Dutch anthropologist who in 2011, after the economical crisis, went to the city of London to learn how the bank system, and more specific the people who worked inside the bank system, actually worked. He kept a [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/joris-luyendijk-banking-blog blog on The Guardian] about this and afterwards wrote this book about his experiences and what he had learned.

Ilja: /* Current activities */

2020-10-17T14:26:37Z

Current activities

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	==Current activities==		==Current activities==
	* I'm part of the [[ITSquad\|IT-squad]], helping out and learning where I can		* I'm part of the [[ITSquad\|IT-squad]], helping out and learning where I can. The current activities are mostly maintaining [https://parley.be/welcome/ parley.be] and providing support for [[Pirates_Selection#Yunohost\|crews running yunohost]]
	* I try to help out with [https://neutrinet.~~be/en neutrinet] helping people getting started on yunohost~~
	* I'm one of the admins on [https://~~about.fedi~~.be/en/ ~~fedi~~.be]~~, a generalistic fediverse instance~~ running ~~Pleroma~~
	* I try to attend the [[Pirate_Lab\|pirate labs]] as much as possible. Here people can share ideas, start new projects and generally work together to get things done		* I try to attend the [[Pirate_Lab\|pirate labs]] as much as possible. Here people can share ideas, start new projects and generally work together to get things done
			* I'm honing my elixir programming skills by [https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma/-/merge_requests?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=all&author_username=ilja contributing to pleroma]

	==Books and articles I want to share with the world==		==Books and articles I want to share with the world==

Ilja: /* About me */

2020-10-17T14:16:24Z

About me

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	'''Languages I speak''': Nederlands/Dutch, English<br>		'''Languages I speak''': Nederlands/Dutch, English<br>
	'''E-mail''': [mailto:ilja.baert.pwiki@spectraltheorem.be ilja.baert.pwiki@spectraltheorem.be]<br>		'''E-mail''': [mailto:ilja.baert.pwiki@spectraltheorem.be ilja.baert.pwiki@spectraltheorem.be]<br>
	~~'''XMPP''': ilja.baert.pwiki@spectraltheorem.be<br>~~		'''Fediverse''': [https://ilja.space/ilja ilja@ilja.space]<br>
	'''Fediverse''': [https://~~mastodon~~.~~pirateparty.be~~/@~~Ilja Ilja@mastodon.pirateparty~~.be]<br>
	'''Matrix''': @spctrl:matrix.org<br>		'''Matrix''': @spctrl:matrix.org<br>
	'''Crew''': [[Crew_West-Vlaanderen\|West-Vlaanderen]]<br>		'''Crew''': [[Crew_West-Vlaanderen\|West-Vlaanderen]]<br>

Ilja: /* Money creation in the modern economy (article) */ Change link to wayback machine link

2019-11-09T20:38:15Z

Money creation in the modern economy (article): Change link to wayback machine link

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	======Money creation in the modern economy (article)======		======Money creation in the modern economy (article)======
	This is [https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/~~-/media/boe~~/~~files~~/~~quarterly-bulletin~~/2014/~~money-creation-in-the-modern-economy~~.pdf an article of the first quarterly bulletin from the Bank Of England from 2014]. This article explains how money is currently created, and it also explains how quantitative easing works. From the beginning of the article: 'This article explains how the majority of money in the modern economy is created by commercial banks making loans.' and 'Money creation in practice differs from some popular misconceptions — banks do not act simply as intermediaries, lending out deposits that savers place with them, and nor do they ‘multiply up’ central bank money to create new loans and deposits.'<br>		This is [https://web.archive.org/web/20140319122540/http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Documents/quarterlybulletin/2014/qb14q102.pdf an article of the first quarterly bulletin from the Bank Of England from 2014]. This article explains how money is currently created, and it also explains how quantitative easing works. From the beginning of the article: 'This article explains how the majority of money in the modern economy is created by commercial banks making loans.' and 'Money creation in practice differs from some popular misconceptions — banks do not act simply as intermediaries, lending out deposits that savers place with them, and nor do they ‘multiply up’ central bank money to create new loans and deposits.'<br>
	The reason why I think this article is so important is, firstly, because I believe this is important information to know, but also because I have noticed that people often find it hard to believe that this is how money is actually created and destroyed. This article doesn't only explains how money creation works, it is also a source that you can hardly contest.		The reason why I think this article is so important is, firstly, because I believe this is important information to know, but also because I have noticed that people often find it hard to believe that this is how money is actually created and destroyed. This article doesn't only explains how money creation works, it is also a source that you can hardly contest.

Ilja: Changes in contact, interests and new link to the money creation article

2019-11-09T20:32:46Z

Changes in contact, interests and new link to the money creation article

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	'''Fediverse''': [https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/@Ilja Ilja@mastodon.pirateparty.be]<br>		'''Fediverse''': [https://mastodon.pirateparty.be/@Ilja Ilja@mastodon.pirateparty.be]<br>
	'''Matrix''': @spctrl:matrix.org<br>		'''Matrix''': @spctrl:matrix.org<br>
	~~'''Jami''': 16a2a3a95a758f5e9bfb861c7b94c9c45bb2450f (not tested, you can be the frst to chat with me here!)<br>~~		'''Crew''': [[Crew_West-Vlaanderen\|West-Vlaanderen]]<br>
	~~<!--~~ '''Crew''': [[Crew_West-Vlaanderen\|West-Vlaanderen]]<br~~> --~~>
	'''Short bio''': I've always had a vast interest in how things worked. As a kid I was often tinkering with electrical and electronic devices and later made my profession as a technician. Because of physical problems I had to quit my job a couple of years ago. When I was on healthcare for six months, I took the opportunity to study mathematics at KULAK (KU Leuven campus Kortrijk). This confronted me with new ideas, and more importantly, a more structured way of reasoning which forced me to re-evaluate everything I held to be true. When it became clear that I wouldn't be able to do my job any more, I decided to retrain myself as a programmer. By seeing how knowledge, data and information is created and shared, both in the mathematical, as in the scientific and IT world, and how new knowledge is found and new technologies are created by building upon this shared knowledge and technologies, I started to realise the potential that a more open and inclusive system can bring. I found the same ideas within the pirates and decided that this is a project I want to help support.		'''Short bio''': I've always had a vast interest in how things worked. As a kid I was often tinkering with electrical and electronic devices and later made my profession as a technician. Because of physical problems I had to quit my job a couple of years ago. When I was on healthcare for six months, I took the opportunity to study mathematics at KULAK (KU Leuven campus Kortrijk). This confronted me with new ideas, and more importantly, a more structured way of reasoning which forced me to re-evaluate everything I held to be true. When it became clear that I wouldn't be able to do my job any more, I decided to retrain myself as a programmer. By seeing how knowledge, data and information is created and shared, both in the mathematical, as in the scientific and IT world, and how new knowledge is found and new technologies are created by building upon this shared knowledge and technologies, I started to realise the potential that a more open and inclusive system can bring. I found the same ideas within the pirates and decided that this is a project I want to help support.
	''-- This was written for journalist [http://www.bxlbondyblog.be/author/flora-fosset/ Flora Fosset] for an article in [http://wilfriedmag.be/ Wilfried Magazine] --''		''-- This was written for journalist [http://www.bxlbondyblog.be/author/flora-fosset/ Flora Fosset] for an article in [http://wilfriedmag.be/ Wilfried Magazine] --''

	==What interests me==		==What interests me==
	*~~Programming and~~ [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html free software]		* [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html free software] alternatives for the current lock-in digital world. Specifically
	*Democracy		** [https://yunohost.org/#/ yunohost], an operating system meant to make self hosting accessible
	*Mathematics		** [https://pleroma.social/ Pleroma], a social network platform that is part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse fediverse]
			** [https://ubports.com/ Ubuntu Touch], an community developed operating system for mobile phones based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu Ubuntu]
			* Democracy
			* Mathematics

	==Current activities==		==Current activities==
	*~~As a junior IT'er,~~ I'm part of the [[ITSquad\|IT-squad]], helping out and learning where I can.		* I'm part of the [[ITSquad\|IT-squad]], helping out and learning where I can
	*I try to attend the [[Pirate_Lab\|pirate labs]] as much as possible. Here people can share ideas, start new projects and generally work together to get things done.		* I try to help out with [https://neutrinet.be/en neutrinet] helping people getting started on yunohost
			* I'm one of the admins on [https://about.fedi.be/en/ fedi.be], a generalistic fediverse instance running Pleroma
			* I try to attend the [[Pirate_Lab\|pirate labs]] as much as possible. Here people can share ideas, start new projects and generally work together to get things done

	==Books and articles I want to share with the world==		==Books and articles I want to share with the world==
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	======Money creation in the modern economy (article)======		======Money creation in the modern economy (article)======
	This is [~~http~~://www.bankofengland.co.uk/~~publications~~/~~Documents~~/~~quarterlybulletin~~/2014/~~qb14q102~~.pdf an article of the first quarterly bulletin from the Bank Of England from 2014]. This article explains how money is currently created, and it also explains how quantitative easing works. From the beginning of the article: 'This article explains how the majority of money in the modern economy is created by commercial banks making loans.' and 'Money creation in practice differs from some popular misconceptions — banks do not act simply as intermediaries, lending out deposits that savers place with them, and nor do they ‘multiply up’ central bank money to create new loans and deposits.'<br>		This is [https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/quarterly-bulletin/2014/money-creation-in-the-modern-economy.pdf an article of the first quarterly bulletin from the Bank Of England from 2014]. This article explains how money is currently created, and it also explains how quantitative easing works. From the beginning of the article: 'This article explains how the majority of money in the modern economy is created by commercial banks making loans.' and 'Money creation in practice differs from some popular misconceptions — banks do not act simply as intermediaries, lending out deposits that savers place with them, and nor do they ‘multiply up’ central bank money to create new loans and deposits.'<br>
	The reason why I think this article is so important is, firstly, because I believe this is important information to know, but also because I have noticed that people often find it hard to believe that this is how money is actually created. This article doesn't only explains how money creation works, it is also a source that you can hardly contest.		The reason why I think this article is so important is, firstly, because I believe this is important information to know, but also because I have noticed that people often find it hard to believe that this is how money is actually created and destroyed. This article doesn't only explains how money creation works, it is also a source that you can hardly contest.

	======Joris Luyendijk, Dit kan niet waar zijn(This can’t be true) (book)======		======Joris Luyendijk, Dit kan niet waar zijn(This can’t be true) (book)======

Ilja: /* About me */

2019-03-17T04:56:05Z

About me

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	'''E-mail''': [mailto:ilja.baert.pwiki@spectraltheorem.be ilja.baert.pwiki@spectraltheorem.be]<br>		'''E-mail''': [mailto:ilja.baert.pwiki@spectraltheorem.be ilja.baert.pwiki@spectraltheorem.be]<br>
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	'''Matrix''': @spctrl:matrix.org<br>		'''Matrix''': @spctrl:matrix.org<br>

Ilja: /* About me */

2019-02-14T17:52:48Z

About me

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	'''Matrix''': @spctrl:matrix.org<br>		'''Matrix''': @spctrl:matrix.org<br>
	'''Jami''': 16a2a3a95a758f5e9bfb861c7b94c9c45bb2450f (not tested, you can be the frst to chat with me here!)<br>		'''Jami''': 16a2a3a95a758f5e9bfb861c7b94c9c45bb2450f (not tested, you can be the frst to chat with me here!)<br>

Ilja: /* About me */

2019-02-14T17:50:58Z

About me

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	'''Matrix''': @spctrl:matrix.org<br>		'''Matrix''': @spctrl:matrix.org<br>
	~~'''Fediverse''': @Ilja@mastodon.pirateparty.be<br>~~
	'''Jami''': 16a2a3a95a758f5e9bfb861c7b94c9c45bb2450f (not tested, you can be the frst to chat with me here!)<br>		'''Jami''': 16a2a3a95a758f5e9bfb861c7b94c9c45bb2450f (not tested, you can be the frst to chat with me here!)<br>
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