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Vitalik Buterin
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I am noticing that the most successful new ideologies of the past decade are very object-level (prescriptions on specific issues) and quite little meta-level (social processes for making decisions on object-level issues). Examples: * Abstract libertarianism feels much weaker than 10 years ago. But issue-specific versions of it are quite successful: YIMBY (housing), the crypto space * e/acc (it's about all technology in theory, but ends up being about AI in practice) * The largest cluster in effective altruism morphed from being meta-level ("think harder to making sure your donations are going where they can do the most good!") to object level (AI safety, with a little bit of animal welfare and global public health) * Longevity movement Maybe network states and Glen and Audrey's Plurality movement are two exceptions - but in general the above feels like a strong pattern. Any ideas why this meta level -> object level shift seems to be taking place?
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Venkatesh Rao âď¸
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Touching grass, âbasedâ turn etc are cultural precursors of this ideological tendency One counter example is metamodernism. Very not-object-level. The object level bias also has a slight illiberal/reactionary bias. The spectrum has shifted right. Not surprising because liberal and progressive ideologies are necessarily more abstract by virtue of being forward looking. If your ideological anxieties make you grasp at the tangible, youâll necessarily anchor on existing things and therefore the past/tradition/conservatism. âReality has a well-known liberal biasâ as Colbert joked, but tangibility has a conservative/reactionary bias.
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Vitalik: An Ethereum Story
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The film industry has been dominated by giants. M&As further consolidate power in the hands of traditional distribution - leaving indie filmakers out of the picture. But what if we can change that? What if crypto is the answer to this problem? At @ethereumfilm, our story since day 1 has been empowering independent storytelling. Crowdfunded by the community using onchain funding. Now we're on a mission to independently distribute it to the world. This is not just a film - itâs a decentralized movement by the community, for the community. With every mint, youâre helping independent filmmakerâs have a seat at the entertainment industryâs table. Permissionlessly. This is for the independent filmmakers. This is for the entire crypto community. And this is for those building for the future.
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Talking about Twitter and its Japanese users and AI cc @stevejang
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good to see you suji
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