Ben Hunt: Surviving the Widening Gyre Through Hope and Community

The Strong Towns Podcast

Today, Chuck is joined by Ben Hunt, the creator of Epsilon Theory. Their conversation revolves around the concept of the Widening Gyre, a “profound social equilibrium where bad people and bad ideas drive out good people and good ideas.” They discuss this concept from a few different angles:

  • How it relates to top-down systems like America’s political systems and corporations.

  • How it has led to the loss of a national narrative and increased division and conflict.

  • How a community-based approach that focuses on doing the right thing today is the best way out.

ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
  • Hear more from Ben Hunt:

    • “Ben Hunt: We're Not Going to Fix This from the Top Down” (podcast).

    • “Ben Hunt: In Praise of Bitcoin” (podcast).

  • Ben Hunt (Twitter/X).

  • Epsilon Theory (site).

  • Chuck Marohn (Substack).

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