I realized what bothers me about @vitalik.eth d/acc essay. Even though it is optimistic, it shares with the pessimist side a presumption that technology, as an evolutionary process, *can* be governed according to some notion of human intent.

“Tech can/cannot be governed” is a bigger divide than optimism/pessimism

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If we treat governance as a form of tech, what does that mean in this context?

To me, it's asking the question of "governed how exactly?" Through regulatory enforcement? Through economic incentives? Through artificial hard constraints (physics? smart contracts?)? New forms we haven't discovered yet?

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what would be your basis for treating governance as a form of tech?

Why wouldn't it be? Anything that enables us to do something better or something we couldn't do before is a technology. Why should it be limited to physical devices and digital mechanisms, but not abstract frameworks?

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Why wouldn't it be? Anything that enables us to do something better or something we couldn't do before is a technology. Why should it be limited to physical devices and digital mechanisms, but not abstract frameworks? https://warpcast.com/shazow.eth/0x65235834