Mike Elias
I'm an entrepreneur, musician, and dreidel Catholic — Jewish by heritage, Catholic by faith.From 2020-23 I was the founder of Ideamarket, a crypto startup for establishing credibility for "fringe" information without the approval of media corporations.
Fashion
How can I dress like I love God? Priests, monks, and nuns have their answer, and I wanted mine. So, using art from the public domain, I made some devotional streetwear. They're the most conversation-starting clothes I’ve ever worn. Shop here
Music
Classic rock for the piety rebellion. The name Pearlclutchers honors all the pious ladies who tried to warn us about the devil's incursion into pop culture over the last century. Derided as "pearlclutchers," they were right — and everyone should have listened. Listen here
Writing
My newsletter about the emotional work of rationality. i.e., becoming smarter by exercising the heart and the will, rather than the intellect. Check it out here. Sign up here:
A 50-minute talk I gave in March 2023 about the connection between my life story, the roots of Ideamarket, and "Christianity as weaponized innocence." A good way to get to know me pretty well in a short time.
The story of my conversion to Catholicism in 2022. Interview with Roy Schoeman, author of Salvation is from the Jews.
Ideamarket
Ideamarket set out to solve "fake news" by making unorthodox assumptions about how beliefs work.This is the blog post that started it all. Has been edited a couple times, but still tastefully out of date!
Overview of our most recent product (Sept '22-Feb '23), use cases, and more philosophical background.
Social
By far my most active channel.
A couple videos about guitar, a couple about intellectual stuff. Not sure where this is going yet.
Great for keeping in touch with fellow musicians and posting Catholic memes.
Shared this already, but it really is the best way to stay vaguely up-to-date on my work without any effort. Sign up here:
Email me
This form sends me an email.Super-easy way to send any message and know I'll see it.