Thesis in progress: “Wokeness eats the world” as a parallel, overlapping, & sometimes competing phenomena (& investment thesis) to “Software eats the world”
The basic thesis is that the world is getting more egalitarian, and like software's rise, it isn’t stopping anytime soon.
The basic thesis is that the world is getting more egalitarian, and like software's rise, it isn’t stopping anytime soon.
"The right is winning all the elections, how is wokeness eating the world?"
Take an extreme conservative, say, Ben Shapiro.
Consider the Shapiro of 50 years ago, or 100 years ago. What you notice is that the most recent Shapiro figure is always to the left of the previous one.
Take an extreme conservative, say, Ben Shapiro.
Consider the Shapiro of 50 years ago, or 100 years ago. What you notice is that the most recent Shapiro figure is always to the left of the previous one.
We're not only becoming more egalitarian, we're doing so at increasing rates (perhaps there will be some egalitarian singularity, lol)
Consider that the current US president is pro same-sex marriage, where Obama was anti- 10 yrs ago. This shows the speed of egalitarianism's rise
Consider that the current US president is pro same-sex marriage, where Obama was anti- 10 yrs ago. This shows the speed of egalitarianism's rise
Interesting to consider in contrast to "Software eats the world."
The two competing forces are meritocracy (software) & egalitarianism (wokeness)
I’ll use “Markets eat the world” b/c markets are more inherently meritocratic than the more neutral software
The two competing forces are meritocracy (software) & egalitarianism (wokeness)
I’ll use “Markets eat the world” b/c markets are more inherently meritocratic than the more neutral software
Wokeness & software arent mutually exclusive--it's just abt priority
Egalitarianism promotes meritocracy to the extent it supports egalitarianism(distributive justice)
Meritocracy promotes egalitarianism to the extent it supports meritocracy(equality of opp, procedural justice)
Egalitarianism promotes meritocracy to the extent it supports egalitarianism(distributive justice)
Meritocracy promotes egalitarianism to the extent it supports meritocracy(equality of opp, procedural justice)
Wokeness eats the world brought civil rights, virtually all social progress, just like markets eat the world has created the prosperity that makes egalitarianism possible.
On net, amazing.
On net, amazing.
Wokeness, to the extreme, becomes communism
Markets, to the extreme, doesn’t value human life separate from making $
When markets infiltrates egalitarianism you lose equality
When wokeness infiltrates markets you get inefficiency & authoritarianism
Markets, to the extreme, doesn’t value human life separate from making $
When markets infiltrates egalitarianism you lose equality
When wokeness infiltrates markets you get inefficiency & authoritarianism
If you knew wokeness was eating the world in, say, 2009, what would you have predicted? e.g
- same-sex marriage
- more democracies
- # metoo
- diversity & inclusion
- universal healthcare
- increased power of the state
- attempt to equalize opp across the board
- fertility
- same-sex marriage
- more democracies
- # metoo
- diversity & inclusion
- universal healthcare
- increased power of the state
- attempt to equalize opp across the board
- fertility
Just "markets eating the world" predicts
- cryptocurrency
- charter cities
- ISAs
- prediction markets, etc
Conclusion: Society is becoming more egalitarian (AND more meritocratic), & has been for a while
At the same time software is eating the world, wokeness is eating it too
- cryptocurrency
- charter cities
- ISAs
- prediction markets, etc
Conclusion: Society is becoming more egalitarian (AND more meritocratic), & has been for a while
At the same time software is eating the world, wokeness is eating it too
I'm interested in feedback on this thesis, both on historical and on investment grounds.
If this thesis is true, what else does it enable or predict?
If this thesis is true, what else does it enable or predict?
