Ever notice how everyone’s arguing and it seems like it’ll go on forever and no one seems to have a plan that will ever get us out of this mess?
The about-to-be Americans were arguing in 1776 too. Policy, reform, what the King should concede, which committee should decide.
Endless debate, nothing actually getting done.
Then some English dude with no money and no standing wrote a pamphlet.
And six months later America declared independence.
What was so special about this pamphlet? How did they turn it around all so fast?
And how can we do that today?
Out mid to late August 2026 · PDF and epub
What did Common Sense actually do to people?
Paine didn’t win the argument. He ended it.
He showed everyone they’d been debating the wrong level entirely — tinkering with reform when the actual move was fundamental.
Once people saw that, the arguing stopped and the building started.
We’ve got the same problem wearing different clothes.
Paine was writing for three million people and a printing press. You can reach four million from a phone.
That should have made coordination easier.
It made it harder. There’s so much noise now that nobody can hear anyone. We’re arguing about policy and reform while the world goes off a cliff, exactly like 1776, except louder and with more people watching.
Almost nobody is talking about the thing that would actually break the deadlock.
The thing that stops the noise in its tracks.
The points we’ll cover to make it make sense
What we’re all feeling — why it’s not political, and why the people you assume disagree with you feel it too
What we can actually do about it — the highest-leverage economic change available, hiding in plain sight and already working
What to say about it — the part almost everyone skips, and the reason fifty years of good work hasn’t compounded
How to start building it — practical first steps anyone can take — starting today
Get both
The Power Memo is the companion guide releasing early August 2026.
Where Of Course is the one you hand to someone who’s never thought about any of this, The Power Memo is the strategy and coordination document for those serious about rewiring the economy into one that works for everyone — not just billionaires.
Read more about The Power Memo here.
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Jessica Friday is a wellbeing economy reporter and culture strategist. With a community wealth building story that’s been cited in Scottish Parliament and millions of views on her content worldwide, she coordinates hundreds of movements worldwide ditching the economy we have now for one that works for all of us.
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