I'm generally in the first camp; I am concerned about the prospect of both the West and China settling into a kind of low-growth conservatism, I love how imperfect coordination between nation states limits the enforceability of things like global copyright law, and I'm concerned about the possibility that, with future surveillance technology, the w... See more

Economists have observed

a longstanding pattern in reform movements of this kind. The actors within movements like these fall into two categories – “Baptists” and “Bootleggers” – drawing on the historical example of the prohibition of alcohol in the United States in the 1920’s:

Baptists

“Baptists” are the true believer social reformers who legitimate... See more

But if the goal is human flourishing, there’s plenty of room for solutions. Keeping that room open is the point.

Despite the fact that Vitalik explicitly disagrees with pieces of e/acc, both Marc Andreessen and e/acc’s pseudonymous co-founder Beff Jezos shared Vitalik’s post. That’s a hint that they’re less worried about their solution than a good ... See more