Humanity is currently facing so many problems that we made a vernacular name for it: metacrisis. As if putting all the current crises into one bag was going to help us solve some of them.

Thankfully, millions of people are working on projects that can make the earth a better place, and communities more inclusive and enjoyable. Let's call them regenerative initiatives since they are trying to provide the earth and people with more outputs than inputs, effectively regenerating the planet and its inhabitants.

From permaculture communities to new governance tools, it's worth noticing that most of these innovations don't aim to improve the current system but they will likely replace it (more people should know the Buckminster Fuller's quote). However, it's hard to see how these solutions can scale in the current regulatory frameworks.

Here comes web3 and decentralization! Unlocking unparalleled scalability in plain sight of legacy systems! The next big revolution will be about coordination, helping sustainable communities to grow bigger than ever, with the ultimate goal of creating regenerative network states!

What does a regenerative neighborhood the size of a city look like? It's likely it will be so diverse it's impossible to describe, like you can't describe a Burning Man experience with one photo. However, one can expect them to be high-tech, intergenerational, and changing over time to adapt to their own population. History doesn't lack ideas and designs of circular cities with renewable energy and edible gardens, and there will be even more variations coming up once the tools allow it.

One of these tools worth mentioning is AI, since AI agents are about to revolutionize how we automate society. Imagine we could ask all the best experts in the world what they think about your plan and write a report about it ... we can offload all of your technical work. And since these AIs can be on-chain and traced, the combination of AI agents and blockchain just makes for a robust automated society.

Now, building a whole city from scratch using the best and latest technologies can sound exciting, but it actually brings new systems and new ideas, which may bring new problems, but it's likely to improve well-being, create innovative governance systems, and make better lifestyles

Exploring new coordination systems is likely to make us revise some ancient truths, and put a new light on old wisdom. Previous tribes didn't have our technology, but they experimented a lot with human connections and discovered many better ways to live together that we dismiss because of their origins.

Is this all a futurist dream? I'd argue that the trend has already started, and many intentional communities already live in harmony with nature, using communal decision-making and local governance rules. Even nomads who have all the options about where to work are starting to realize that they feel better surrounded by trees than buildings. With the demand shifting, our current cities will experience a drain of population and re-balance the worldwide population density.

Is this of any interest to you? Join a local movement, regen villages, ReFi meetups, and learn about nature. Plant a tree. Water flowers. And learn about your environment. There's nothing to lose in knowing your surroundings, and all to gain in discovering what nature made for us, who knows, you might end up making a salad of the weeds you were cutting with disregard.