Bret Weinstein once said every civilization comes to a point where it runs into finite resources.
In that world, the worst in people is brought out and winner-take-all strategies unfold.
Bret says we can look at ancient civilizations as examples for dealing with scarcity.
In that world, the worst in people is brought out and winner-take-all strategies unfold.
Bret says we can look at ancient civilizations as examples for dealing with scarcity.
He points out that the Mayans built pyramids and were an unusually old civilization.
As soon as one was finished, they’d begin work on another layer.
The work never stopped.
In this way, the Mayans funded large-scale, non-zero sum games that fed people and gave them meaning.
As soon as one was finished, they’d begin work on another layer.
The work never stopped.
In this way, the Mayans funded large-scale, non-zero sum games that fed people and gave them meaning.
Bret says humanity needs a new kind of fourth frontier, to avoid the pathological biological tendencies that activate in times of scarcity.
To give people a sense of abundance.
And I wonder, whether video games will become our Mayan pyramid.
They are limitless digital domains.
To give people a sense of abundance.
And I wonder, whether video games will become our Mayan pyramid.
They are limitless digital domains.
