Featured Official Interview: Genesis Fosse

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Today's Chat with Sarah features Genesis Fosse author of Thoroughly Modern Money, which is the December 2025 book of the month.

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1. What do you do when you aren't writing?

When I am not writing, I am an angel investor investing my money in various startups. I also have a bunch of kids at home that I look after.

2. Let's discuss your book Thoroughly Modern Money. How would you describe the book?

The book was initially written to counter the very problematic ideas that have come out of a more mainstream acceptance of Modern Monetary Theory, but it grew into a book that points out the danger of the trifecta of bad ideas that are coming, namely digital currencies controlled by central banks, social credit scores, and MMT itself. It also spends time talking about how AI will be used to enforce this system, and finally connects this to the prophecies that were already in the Bible 2000 years ago.

3. How long did it take you to write the book?

I was writing it part-time, and it took around a year to write.

4. What made you decide to write about Digital Socialism?

I really don't want my children growing up in such an environment. I don't want anyone to not have the freedom of movement that I have enjoyed, for example. And I wanted to warn everyone of the dangers of this so that we can, at the very least, delay this happening.

5. What did you learn that surprised you while writing?

What I never really appreciated before writing and researching this was how important something like Universal Basic Income was going to be in making people comply with the system. I thought that UBI was misguided before, but I never realized that it was one of the primary tools being used to try to trap people into Digital Socialism.

6. This is the second book in The Economics of the Idiocracy series. Can you tell us a bit about the first? Is it necessary to read the first book in order to understand this book?

The first book, called The Prosperity Mirage, was published at the end of 2020 and predicted the inflation we have seen since then. It was a cautionary tale about inflation and described many of the misunderstandings about what inflation is and isn't. It also touches on MMT, and also spends a lot of time on things like the scientific method.

7. What message are you trying to convey through this work?

I want to make it clear to people, firstly, how money really works. Then I also want them to understand that, whilst the world in general has done a good job of ousting fascism, socialism is just as bad an ideology. I also want people to see that God is real and involved in all our lives directly, and that ultimately, the most important thing you can do is believe in Jesus Christ for your salvation. The work doesn't go deep in such areas, I have not been blessed with the mind of a theologian, but it plants seeds all the way through it.

8. What's next for you?

I am currently writing a book about the present state of AI and why it isn't what everyone thinks it is. I have basically finished it, just waiting for a few things to be put in place.

I like to end with lighter questions.

9. What historical figure would you most want to have a meal with and why?

As a Christian, only the Lord Jesus Christ could be the one, and I would mostly want Him to explain as much of what I don't understand about the Bible as possible. If it had to be someone born in modern times, it would be Richard Feynman.

10. What show, movie, or website is your guiltiest pleasure?

I am a very boring person, but if I had to pick a single movie that I enjoyed the most, it would be Frequency. The movie, not the TV show. I won't spoil the plot, but that movie has everything you could want: action, procedural detective stuff, and science fiction. It spawned a number of copycat movies, particularly in Asia, but the original is just the best.

11. How do you start your day?

The kids get me up usually. I am the sort of person who doesn't have some kind of set routine. I wake up with bedhead and just try to muddle through!

12. What's your favorite view?

My favorite view is the sunset from my home in NH. I am blessed to have a view that, in the summer at least, doesn't have another building in sight when I look west.

[Priya Chouhan 1]

Really interesting interview. I liked the way the author talked about digital currency, AI and modern economic ideas. Some points were heavy, but the personal questions at the end made it easier to read and more relatable. Overall, it gave a good sense of his thinking and concerns.

[busisiwe5754]

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the author for writing this insightful book on Digital Socialism. I also like that her foundation is Jesus Christ and she is a kingdom financier, ("When I am not writing, I am an angel investor investing my money in various startups") in the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. Thank you for taking the time to write the book, "Thoroughly Modern Money" the book will help me understand money and how it really works. I am waiting eagerly for the release of your new book about the current state of AI and why it isn't what everyone thinks it is.