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The future is built by small, weird groups
Gathering in niche communities.
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Dec 18, 2025
Why have we settled for in-optimal governance?
Some thoughts on different flavors of government, Part 1
May 22, 2024
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What if Democracy has just gotten too big?
The problems of hyper-scale, and a look back to the roots of human government for some possible solutions.
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Why have we settled for in-optimal governance?
May 22, 2024
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Better stories, better futures
We cannot predict the future, but we can invent it—and we should start now.
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The web won't exist in cities of the future
Dreaming up utopian communities of tomorrow.
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