Another person talking about blockchains as the future for societal and economic organistation but not understanding the very basics. I wonder how the author thinks e.g. resource gathering for industrial production is achievable in a decentralised way.
This is the pipe dream of people that have enough disposable income, something not a reality for most people on this planet. And precisely this majority of people is responsible for the the very real, material foundation of the blockchain he loves so much, but he cannot think about it lest he admit the futility of his ways.
Gigifying and tokenising everything including leisure activities is deeply dystopian. In particular the Social Credit systems are going to be terrifying. It’s amazing how many people that are pessimistic about them when endorsed by governments are sanguine in this case when the resulting problems are very similar.
Putting aside the shallowness of the argument presented, I think it is important to at least consider that DAO's can change the current paradigm for how creative and innovative work is accomplished and compensated. Consider that it could be possible for "workers" to spend their time creating and contributing to the "organization" and receive compensation not for their time but for the content that is actually used in the organization's output. This would serve to drive the contributions of the "workers" rather than a managerial, top-down set of requirements. This would allow for more emergent and/or evolutionary outcomes of the "organization" while eliminating the need for middle management. If the "worker" isn't producing anything worthwhile for the organization, they aren't compensated, so there is no need to hire or fire anyone. For certain types of industries, this could work. I believe it's worth some experimentation. Sites like "99designs" are the precursors to this concept.
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