it's time toCompostCapitalism
What if we treated capitalism like organic matter—breaking down its extractive excesses to nourish regenerative systems that work for the many, not the few?
The Mycelial Method
Mushrooms don't destroy—they transform. They break down dead matter and return nutrients to the soil, enabling new life to flourish.
Decomposition
Mushrooms excel at breaking down complex organic matter—even toxins. They don't fight the old, they digest it.
Network Building
Mycelial networks connect entire forests, sharing resources and information across vast distances underground.
Regeneration
From decay comes fertility. Mushrooms create the conditions for new growth, transforming death into life.
The Metaphor Applied
Just as mushrooms decompose fallen trees, we can decompose extractive capitalism— breaking down monopolies, dissolving concentrations of wealth, and transforming zombie institutions into nutrients for regenerative economies. We don't need to burn it all down. We need to compost it.
Zombified Institutions
These systems are already dead—they just don't know it yet. They shamble forward, consuming resources and attention while producing little of value for the living.
Corporate Monopolies
Extracting value while producing little, sustained by regulatory capture and market manipulation.
Examples: Tech giants, pharmaceutical cartels, private equity vultures
Financialized Everything
When housing, healthcare, and education become investment vehicles instead of human rights.
Examples: Rent-seeking landlords, student debt profiteers, insurance gatekeepers
Extractive Industries
Depleting resources, externalizing costs, and leaving communities with the cleanup bill.
Examples: Fossil fuel companies, industrial agriculture, fast fashion empires
Zombie Growth Imperative
The endless demand for growth on a finite planet, sustained by debt and delusion.
Examples: Quarterly earnings obsession, GDP worship, infinite growth mythology
The good news? Dead matter is exactly what mushrooms need. These zombie institutions are ripe for decomposition—we just need to cultivate the right conditions for transformation.
Resources for Regeneration
What can we redirect from extractive systems toward regenerative ones?
Capital
Money is trapped in outdated instruments that perpetuate the status quo. Imagine what we could accomplish together, if we made a livable future investable?
Attention
Our collective focus, harvested by algorithms and sold to advertisers. What if we directed it toward mutual aid, skill-sharing, and building alternatives?
Care
The invisible labor that sustains life—undervalued and exploited. What if care work was recognized, compensated, and centered in our economic systems?
The Composting Process
1. Identify the dead matter: Which institutions, practices, and beliefs are already decomposing? Where is the rot most visible?
2. Introduce the decomposers: Worker cooperatives, mutual aid networks, commons-based governance, regenerative practices.
3. Create the right conditions: Moisture (solidarity), oxygen (transparency), warmth (community), and time (patience).
4. Harvest the nutrients: Redirect capital, attention, and care toward systems that serve life, not extraction.
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