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Lars Doucet

Disciplines:
writing
software engineering/game development
conservatism/georgism
land value tax

Summary

Canadian game developer and writer — Godot contributor — who wrote the most widely read popular explanation of Georgism (land value taxation) — a game developer turned policy writer through a viral series of essays.

Core Contribution

Creates the most accessible popular treatment of Georgist economics — Doucet's Land is a Big Deal essay series (originally on Astral Codex Ten) introduced Henry George's land value tax argument to a generation of internet readers who had never heard of it, triggering the most significant revival of Georgist economics discussion since the early 20th century.

Notable Works & Achievements

Land is a Big Deal

Game development work

Historical Influences

Henry George Scott Alexander

Intellectual Lineage

Canada Game development careerGeorgism writing

Contemporaries & Peers

Henry George Bryan Caplan

Minds Influenced

Georgist economics revival

Intellectual Posterity

Land is a Big Deal

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