Against Hierarchy

Are hierarchical systems the source of the problems (and successes) of Western Civilization?

Show Notes

For this episode, Prabhakar announces IGWET, his long-awaited website (and manifesto) that he claims will save civilization from itself.  He frames this as a platform for emergent decentralized networks to outcompete the top-down hierarchies that have created -- and corrupted -- the world we live in. 

References

• Automated Transcript
• IGWET: Interconnecting Groups for Whole-Earth Transformation
• The End of Bureaucracy, Again?
• Freedom, Permissionless Innovation, and a Successful Internet
• Original Position (John Rawls)

What is Datocracy: In Search of Generative Governance?

Two ex-Apple employees brainstorm and argue about the best way to replace our current institutions with more humane, community-oriented alternatives.