Old: Convince governments, and people will follow. New: Convince people, and governments will follow. When President Zelenskyy posts videos online, his audience isn’t just his citizens and his enemies. We’re all his audience. We’re all his potential supporters. The power of enough people supersedes the power of any government. China, India, USA, North Korea, andContinue reading “Pax Internet”
Tag Archives: World’s Biggest Problems
Everyday Activism
Utopic Debates
Rules: One hour per debate on a single topic. One on One. Example: Elon Musk vs. Elizabeth Warren on the Value of Regulations. Make these the main event(s) at Utopic Live. Too many people on stage. Too little time per topic. Weak, haphazard mediation. Debaters know the topics and choose their side ahead of time.Continue reading “Utopic Debates”
The Good Future
Note: This is the introduction to my book The World’s Biggest Problems. The Bad Future, described in shows like Black Mirror, is the realistic to cynical take on where the world is going. The Good Future, presented in shows like Star Trek, is the realistic to optimistic take on where the world is going. It’sContinue reading “The Good Future”
Arsenal of Progress
We don’t have enough food. We don’t have enough medicine. We don’t have enough masks. We don’t have enough semiconductor chips. We must have enough before we can dream of more. Literal factories. Hundreds of them. These factories of abundance are our new Arsenal of Progress. Movement: Detroit vs. Shenzhen Accelerator: YC for Manufacturing Fund:Continue reading “Arsenal of Progress”
Recreate Ancient Foods
Note: This idea is on my list of solutions to The World’s Biggest Problems. Problem: We have selectively bred or genetically modified most nutrients out of most foods. Solution: Reintroduce the best traits of ancient fruits and vegetables into modern crops. Master Plan: Model: Big Purple Tomato The purple tomato was invented by Professor Cathie MartinContinue reading “Recreate Ancient Foods”
Indie Startups
Now my goal is to 100% own many $1M+ startups. Startups can always raise money later. It’s near impossible to return money raised and get your equity back. In art, music, and gaming, indie means independent from the major producers. Many of these “indie” labels still have distribution deals with the big guys. In startups,Continue reading “Indie Startups”
Utopic Studio
Indie = 100% Ownership I’m prioritizing independence in this phase of my career. Individual startups in my portfolio can and will raise outside capital when they’re ready to be independent. But Utopic LLC, the original parent company, will always stay 100% mine. Startup = Anything I Want to Create Any funding: Bootstrapped → VC/PE AnyContinue reading “Utopic Studio”
Open Metaverse
There were only 130 websites in the world in June 1993. AOL reached 1+ million users in 1995 and 5+ million users in 1996. The whole internet only had 16 million users in 1995 and 36 million users in 1996. The creation layer is now decentralized. There are now over 1.9 billion websites in theContinue reading “Open Metaverse”
Utopiaforming
Is this our fate? Is the future destined to be hell on earth? Does every version of our future include neon Coca-Cola billboards and authoritarian robot overlords? Or are we just projecting the unhappiness of our present lives into our wildest nightmares? And who creates the future first? Science fiction writers. So when our mostContinue reading “Utopiaforming”