The Essentialist Community - Independent analysis on economics, geopolitics and crypto

Hey everyone 👋 The Essentialist started because I got tired of reading two kinds of coverage: the kind that repeats a headline back at you, and the kind that assumes you already have a finance degree. Very little in between, and almost none of it written from outside the usual couple of capitals. So I write the in-between. Economics, geopolitics and crypto, explained through the mechanics — who actually moves, what it costs them, what breaks if it goes the other way. Long-form on the blog, shorter takes on Telegram, X, Instagram, Threads and YouTube. No paywall, no house line, no sponsor deciding which stories are interesting this month. It installs as an app and reads in several languages. Best place to start is the blog. Tell me which topic you want taken apart next — I write the weekly piece from what people actually ask about, and I'd rather that list came from here than from a keyword tool.