Giving Through Spending - an everyday way to make your community more contributist

How to become a contributist consumer.

May 16 • 

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Contributism is mobilizing — Contributism.org

Come help us build a better society!

May 1 • 

Pablo Parabola

February 2025

Evildoers

Good and reasonable people do not delight in traumatizing other humans, do not make memes of suffering, do not call good evil and evil good.

Feb 22 • 

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Principle 2: Maximizing Value Rather Than Profit

While maximizing profit may appear to be in the best interest of the business, it only looks that way from a very short-sighted perspective.

Feb 20 • 

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The Contributist Business Model

Enough theory — let’s discuss practice. What does it look like to run a contributist business rather than a capitalist one?

Feb 10 • 

Pablo Parabola

Principle 1: The Dual Responsibility

A contributist business leader understands that their primary responsibility is not to endlessly increase their own wealth or that of their…

Feb 10 • 

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The True Role of a Business Leader

Business leaders are best understood as social organizers who play a critical and necessary role in stewarding the spaces, resources, and efforts of our…

Feb 1 • 

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January 2025

Giving can (and should) be easy: being a contributist in a time of climate crisis

It is central to contributism that we are not an island; that it is both necessary and fulfilling to live in community, to make decisions based on…

Jan 25 • 

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What We Gain From the Fires

What comes next? The bitter optimism of this moment is to recognize that in many respects, fire can be cleansing. Just as the ecosystem of Los Angeles…

Jan 17 • 

Pablo Parabola

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Introducing: “Dear Pablo” - The Contributist Advice Column

"Dear Pablo" is an advice column offering a contributist perspective on your everyday problems. Ask us anything: whether it’s about interpersonal…

Jan 7 • 

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December 2024

The Five Most Contributist Christmas Movies of All Time

Happy holidays from Pablo Parabola!

Dec 24, 2024 • 

Pablo Parabola

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Why 800lb Companies Like UnitedHealth Are Poisoning Capitalism (And What We Can Do About It)

Could the health insurance industry be good, actually?

Dec 9, 2024 • 

Pablo Parabola

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