My overarching thesis is that we are at the early stages of a multi-decade super-cycle of retail empowerment driven by the fact that “consumption, culture and community” are now tradeable assets. Consumption is no longer ephemeral, but persistent. No longer private, but communal. No longer limitless, but scarce. Consumption is, for the first time, ... See more
Papers are at the whims of the editors, who can tend to be more conservative in the kinds of ideas they approve. This can easily lead to bias based on what the editors think are “important” issues, especially when it comes to issues that affect marginalized/lower socioeconomic groups.
Additionally, GCR didn’t know how to manage part time members, and there wasn’t really a good approach to tracking their contributions and compensation mechanisms.
Increases the frequency of interactions between nodes and creates more touch-points within the hive. It’s how the hive learns and makes informed decisions in response to a changing external environment.