Abundant Systems
by Leo Guinan · updated 1mo ago
Abundant Systems
- By adopting a human-centric approach, a new structure or infrastructure – whether it’s a bridge, playground, park, or reservoir – isn’t simply a physical object consisting of raw materials and labour. Instead, it’s the manifestation of community aspirations. It’s a carefully considered design brought to life. It’s a way to solve underlying issues a... See more
from WSP New Zealand | WSP
Leo Guinan added 1mo ago
- Competition is an outdated concept. Instead of trying to ensure you win, try to help everyone win. There's plenty to go around. Refusing to share is just holding you back.
The new economy isn't zero-sum. It's time to realize that and start approaching things differently.from The Build In Public Manifesto by Leo Guinan
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abundance at the core
- At large scales, average anything goes to zero.
from Trust Economies - The Future of Social Networks by The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Future
Leo Guinan added 2mo ago
Damn, that’s a big truth.
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- High-quality access to information : social technologies that help people form high-quality opinions about important topics in an adversarial environment. I personally am bullish on prediction markets and Community Notes; you may have a different take on the solutions, but the point is that this topic is important.
from Against Choosing Your Political Allegiances Based on Who Is "Pro-Crypto" by Vitalik Buterin
Leo Guinan added 3mo ago
We need ways to filter, validate, and value large amounts of information. Traditionally, this has been limited to the wealthy in the form of “experts”
H]uman beings need all the relatives they can get–as possible donors or receivers not necessarily of love, but of common decency.
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When we were children in Indianapolis, Indiana, it appeared that we would always have an extended family of genuine relatives there. Our parents and grandparents, after all, had grown up there with shoals of siblingsfrom KURT VONNEGUT ON THE NEED FOR BUILDING EXTENDED FAMILIES by Austin Kleon
Leo Guinan added 3mo ago
Extended Family is important. Why not choose the extended family we bring in?
- “The best way to be superhuman is to do things that you love with other people who love them, too.” - Cory Doctorow, Walkaway
from WORLDBUILDING: Multiplayer collaging the future
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- “AI will lift the ceiling, leading to more creative outputs made possible by more powerful tools; it will also lower the floor, making it easier for anyone to design and collaborate.”
from Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
Leo Guinan added 3mo ago
When the gap between the ceiling and flow increases, the way to prevent unrest is by adding more steps between. It’s important to see clearly how to level up to the ceiling, and not only enable people who have the ability to make the leap between the existing steps. More people being able to do something shouldn’t threaten the existence of anyone currently doing the thing.
- As Brian Merchant argues in his book, Blood in the Machine , the rebellion was more nuanced than we realize, standing “not against technology per se but for the rights of workers above the inequitable profitability of machines.”
from Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
Leo Guinan added 3mo ago
This is what abundant systems recognize. It’s not about the machines or the data, it’s about the humans. When we build abundantly, we ensure that everyone is taken care of, because that builds the best possible long-term future.