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Elle Griffin
Salt Lake City
Elle’s Substack
Essays
  • What will the first internet country look like?
  • New countries should rent land—not buy it
  • Fractional ownership works for Banksy paintings—not cities
  • How will new countries attract (& keep) citizens?
  • You should own stock in your city
Work

Utopian thinker

Elle Griffin writes The Elysian, a weekly newsletter thinking through a better future (Mondays) and utopian fiction bringing it to life (Fridays). She is currently studying 2000+ years of utopian thought and is exploring how we can better capitalism, democracy, and the systems that support humanity.

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Author and artist

Elle Griffin is inspired by art in all forms! She spends her spare time reading and writing fantasy novels. She loves wandering museums, attending the theater, and being moved to tears by a Broadway musical. She adores singing and dancing ballet and is currently getting into drawing and ceramics.

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