Sublime

Sovereignty: Who is ultimately in control, and how? Is there too much reliance on external resources? What happens to the value that derives from labor and culture? How easy is it for individuals and communities to exit if they so choose? • Democracy: How can participants be part of the flows of power? Are those flows explicitly stated and widely u

A junior software engineer came up with this idea that we could offer people kind of an all-you-can-eat buffet of fast, free shipping.

“Share resources, share infrastructure costs, and engage in small collaborations where people see the benefit. Networks should be making everyone’s work and lives easier.

A second form of diversity is the combination of different power structures into one

Neal Stephenson,

governance diversity can unfold over time.

Ivan Illich called “tools for conviviality”—tools that support “autonomous and creative intercourse among persons, and the intercourse of persons with their environment.”