George Gilder - Life After Capitalism

Economic growth stems from human creativity and the continuous expansion of knowledge rather than the mere accumulation of material resources. George Gilder, author of *Life After Capitalism*, posits that economics functions as an information system where "surprisal"—the unexpected bits of human innovation—drives progress. Traditional metrics like GDP and consumer price indices fail to capture this reality, often ignoring the massive increases in abundance and the transformative power of technological advancements like graphene. Governments frequently stifle this creative potential by imposing central planning, subsidies, and regulations that treat the economy as a zero-sum game. Ultimately, money represents tokenized time, and true prosperity emerges when individuals are free to pursue truth and innovation, unencumbered by the materialist superstitions that characterize contemporary state-led economic policies.