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Gratitude to @jpparker for sharing @theneurohacker's brilliant @FutureThinkers_ podcast on the two (yes, two) root causes of #ExistentialRisks to life- much needed insight and hope, recommend for those @ #NENA2018; also #Holochain is an appropriate enabler futurethinkers.org/57
1/ After listening, and based on prior admiration and argument, I must conclude that @leashless is wrong about everything; as I was when I started down this revolutionary path. In "The Promise of the #Blockchain" it was stated that this was a power shift from lawyers to geeks...
2/ But such a shift isn't going to save us. Incentives are a continuation of rivalrous games; and in another era of unequal power dynamics our toxic human bickering simply continues unto death opendemocracy.net/digitalibertie…
3/ @leashless is no doubt brilliant- I'm sure his IQ surpasses 200, and his plan is a great backup plan: be hyper-capitalist, extract rents from #blockchain, build Hexayurts, save lives. Trust him as "lord of the geeks" not to use these billions for evil.
4/ His unique mental condition affords him the opportunity to make these assessments and enact these incredible plans. If an empath like me tried my hand at his line of work, I'd end up broken within days.
5/ But sociopathy has its drawbacks, and I'm sure @leashless must also have a sub-50 emotional intelligence quotient. This blinds him from the real revolution here, which is an emotional and spiritual process- not an intellectual one.
6/ We are NOT engaged in a nerd uprising. We are engaged in a reclamation and redistribution of power to ALL BEINGS- humans and nature alike. How many revolutions must we have where power is simply transferred between elite groups before we understand this is futile?
7/ @leashless is not capable of understanding empathy. Or relationships. Or connection and compassion (on an individualistic level) for our fellow beings. These are the necessary prerequisites for our enlightenment- not gamification and incentivisation.
8/ This is why his revolution is the wrong revolution. He's a survivalist, and his plan will see some of us survive. But I would argue that we don't want to survive- we want to LIVE! And to do that, we must move beyond the self-interest & control-based logics of capitalism.
9/ So forget the #blockchain revolution. It was a great first step, but it's not heading in the right direction. Greed has subverted the mission, and there is new tech afoot which is better immunised against this. #Holochain is the next step, and probably not the final one <3
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