Migration > election
N-city system > two-party system
Exit > voice
Remote > commute
Rest of world > SF Bay Area
Decentralized > centralized
N-city system > two-party system
Exit > voice
Remote > commute
Rest of world > SF Bay Area
Decentralized > centralized
You don’t need to form a local political party to win elections in one city.
You need to form a global social network that can win over elected officials in N cities.
You need to form a global social network that can win over elected officials in N cities.
It’s not just about the sovereign individual, it’s about the sovereign collective.
The future is global, mobile social networks capable of collective bargaining with giant corporations and states alike.
A check on the power of both concentrated capital and political capitols.
The future is global, mobile social networks capable of collective bargaining with giant corporations and states alike.
A check on the power of both concentrated capital and political capitols.
Crowdfunding, mass migrations, & social media mobs are examples of collective voting with wallet, feet, and voice respectively.
Right now that’s all disorganized. But the next generation of unions organizes people directly, peer-to-peer, using virtual currency & virtual reality.
Right now that’s all disorganized. But the next generation of unions organizes people directly, peer-to-peer, using virtual currency & virtual reality.
These are network unions, predecessors of network states.
Large groups of people organized online to advance their collective interests via a series of tactics, culminating in coordinated exit as customers or residents if an accord cannot be found.
Large groups of people organized online to advance their collective interests via a series of tactics, culminating in coordinated exit as customers or residents if an accord cannot be found.
If a corporation demonetizes you, unbanks you, deplatforms you, censors you, or otherwise harms you, the network union has your back.
If a politician doesn’t respect your group’s interests, the network union has your back too.
It’s about daily action, not occasional elections.
If a politician doesn’t respect your group’s interests, the network union has your back too.
It’s about daily action, not occasional elections.
Different factions see pieces of the elephant. They point at its head, and discuss political centralization. Or at its tail, and note wealth inequality.
But the problem is concentrated power that can oppress lone individuals. The answer is to team up, and not just for voting.
But the problem is concentrated power that can oppress lone individuals. The answer is to team up, and not just for voting.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
