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"Current solutions to addressing the delivery gap in cities over index either on neocities and building new states from scratch (led by great man theories and technocracy) or completely overhauling existing government (and the slow but needed structures that nonetheless still ensure our basic safety and needs). A third way is possible, however. Instead we can retrofit existing systems with new endoskeletal frameworks; adaptive, decentralized protocols that enable cities and communities to evolve without abandoning their shared foundations."

@rithikha a big opportunity is for more ambitious bottom up efforts. I feel there's too much complacency there. 

I like the notion of slime molds as an organizational metaphor for those type of open protocols you mention 

Set a goal of out-blobbing the blog

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@rithikha a big opportunity is for more ambitious bottom up efforts. I feel there's too much complacency there. 

I like the notion of slime molds as an organizational metaphor for those type of open protocols you mention 

Set a goal of out-blobbing the blog 

https://contraptions.venkateshrao.com/p/coordination-headwinds

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Almost wishing we had semantic search for your archives/older post collections @vgr