@patwater

Vitalik is right that we need a thousand experiments. Small tribes at the edge are how new social forms are discovered, tested, and refined. But edge experimentation only works because there is a center that provides stability, continuity, and trust. The edge depends on the center more than it likes to admit. If the center decays, experiments become brittle. They stay small, fragile, or escapist. Real progress requires reforming the core systems that keep society running day to day while still leaving room for experimentation. That means government operations that can learn, adapt, and integrate what works rather than just observe from a distance. This is where California is uniquely positioned. It already hosts the wildest edge experiments in tech, climate, and culture. It also carries the burden of scale. Streets, schools, utilities, emergency response, permits. The unglamorous stuff that makes everything else possible. California doesn’t just need more experiments. It needs a sandbox at the center.

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