Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
I am noticing that the most successful new ideologies of the past decade are very object-level (prescriptions on specific issues) and quite little meta-level (social processes for making decisions on object-level issues). Examples: * Abstract libertarianism feels much weaker than 10 years ago. But issue-specific versions of it are quite successful: YIMBY (housing), the crypto space * e/acc (it's about all technology in theory, but ends up being about AI in practice) * The largest cluster in effective altruism morphed from being meta-level ("think harder to making sure your donations are going where they can do the most good!") to object level (AI safety, with a little bit of animal welfare and global public health) * Longevity movement Maybe network states and Glen and Audrey's Plurality movement are two exceptions - but in general the above feels like a strong pattern. Any ideas why this meta level -> object level shift seems to be taking place?
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Aaron Blaisdell / ittybit 533
@aaronblaisdell
My best guess is that the greater ease of global access to networks via the internet, especially web2, led to greater tribalism and echo chamber behavior. The result being a narrowing of opinions to fewer but major issues.
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Bigfg
@bigfg
This has been going on even before the advent of the Internet. During the 60'ies old institutions like church (catholic, protestant etc.) and social/political vision (socialism etc.) were no longer leading in how people lived and organized their life. It used to be that church and/or union provided everything from school, sportsclub etc. Now it's all indivudualism. Media/Internet indeed amplified this and gave anyone (disregarding knowledge and experience and repuation) a "voice". And with the advent of this, focus shifted to shorter term stuff and "issues". I am not propagating a return to the traditional societal "stovepipes" of yore though.
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