The Power of "Politics of Artifacts" for Public Goods in Web3
Prof. Winner's 1980 paper "Do artifacts have politics?" asserts that tech artifacts are not neutral but reinforce certain values, interests, and power relations in society. The paper outlines several examples to drive the point home.Tech is not neutralBridges over parkways on Long Island were once constructed with low clearance to intentionally prevent racial minorities and low-income groups who used public transport from accessing parkways for recreation and commuting. Many grotesque co...
The Power of "Politics of Artifacts" for Public Goods in Web3
Prof. Winner's 1980 paper "Do artifacts have politics?" asserts that tech artifacts are not neutral but reinforce certain values, interests, and power relations in society. The paper outlines several examples to drive the point home.Tech is not neutralBridges over parkways on Long Island were once constructed with low clearance to intentionally prevent racial minorities and low-income groups who used public transport from accessing parkways for recreation and commuting. Many grotesque co...
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Paragraph-sized takeaways on the topics at the intersection of programmable money and public goods
It begins here
Paragraph-sized takeaways on the topics at the intersection of programmable money and public goods
About Gitcoin — Marching towards higher quality problems
Possibly for the first time in the history of humankind, a group of individuals with a shared interest have the collective power to transparently institutionalize and autonomously operate a mission irrespective of where they pay their taxes or what they do for a living. The theoretical potential of Web3, however, hinges on having interoperable digital rails and the lego blocks to facilitate this transformation in ways that are resilient and sustainable. In this article, we will review the Git...
About Gitcoin — Marching towards higher quality problems
Possibly for the first time in the history of humankind, a group of individuals with a shared interest have the collective power to transparently institutionalize and autonomously operate a mission irrespective of where they pay their taxes or what they do for a living. The theoretical potential of Web3, however, hinges on having interoperable digital rails and the lego blocks to facilitate this transformation in ways that are resilient and sustainable. In this article, we will review the Git...
Three features I would pay for in a sufficiently decentralized social network
The motivations for a decentralized social network have roots in the restrictions laid by contemporary platforms on what users and developers can do to build a healthy ecosystem. For a detailed analysis of these motivations and resulting architecture choices, the essay "Sufficient Decentralization for Social Networks" by Varun Srinivasan is a good starting point. The following wish list is inspired based on what an open protocol for a sufficiently decentralized social network, like Farcaster,...
Three features I would pay for in a sufficiently decentralized social network
The motivations for a decentralized social network have roots in the restrictions laid by contemporary platforms on what users and developers can do to build a healthy ecosystem. For a detailed analysis of these motivations and resulting architecture choices, the essay "Sufficient Decentralization for Social Networks" by Varun Srinivasan is a good starting point. The following wish list is inspired based on what an open protocol for a sufficiently decentralized social network, like Farcaster,...
Curve Bonded Crowdfunding with Impact DAOs
NEED: What is the problem to be solved?Transforming siloed strengths into repeatable success for Impact DAOsContext:Impact DAOs are communities with positive externalities rooted in collective action for a shared cause³. They amplify their impact by stacking on each other and derive compounding effects from the mutual collaboration to build a regenerative economy.Challenge:While no two Impact DAOs are the same, their shared DNA leads to similar organizational challenges such as:finding value-...
Curve Bonded Crowdfunding with Impact DAOs
NEED: What is the problem to be solved?Transforming siloed strengths into repeatable success for Impact DAOsContext:Impact DAOs are communities with positive externalities rooted in collective action for a shared cause³. They amplify their impact by stacking on each other and derive compounding effects from the mutual collaboration to build a regenerative economy.Challenge:While no two Impact DAOs are the same, their shared DNA leads to similar organizational challenges such as:finding value-...
Blockchain for Public Goods - A Prequel to the Book Greenpilled
IntroductionI wrote this article an attempt for a prequel to the book Greenpilled. The book by Kevin Owocki is “designed to teach the ethos & game theoretic concepts behind regenerative cryptoeconomics to the next generation of dreamers, builders, and internet citizens”. If you are new to Web3 and Crypto, I hope this article serves as a stepping stone to then deep dive into the vision Greenpilled has to offer to sustain and thrive our public goods.What is broken?Our public goods are withering...
Blockchain for Public Goods - A Prequel to the Book Greenpilled
IntroductionI wrote this article an attempt for a prequel to the book Greenpilled. The book by Kevin Owocki is “designed to teach the ethos & game theoretic concepts behind regenerative cryptoeconomics to the next generation of dreamers, builders, and internet citizens”. If you are new to Web3 and Crypto, I hope this article serves as a stepping stone to then deep dive into the vision Greenpilled has to offer to sustain and thrive our public goods.What is broken?Our public goods are withering...
