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