The following is a description of a new form of government, which I call an Algorithmic Republic. As a simplifying fiction, it may be easier to think of it as a Digital Democracy. The central premise is that by creating pressures and rewards similar to those that allowed Wikipedia to become a decentralized self-assembling Encyclopedia, and suppressing those that turned Facebook and Twitter into civil unrest generators, we can create a governmental decision-making and execution apparatus that will be far wiser, far cheaper, and far more respectful of freedoms than anything ever previously assembled by humans. It will also help to view it as an attempt to replicate the fundamental principles of Enlightenment style governance into digital spaces.
Introduction to A Boring Utopia
Introduction to A Boring Utopia
Introduction to A Boring Utopia
The following is a description of a new form of government, which I call an Algorithmic Republic. As a simplifying fiction, it may be easier to think of it as a Digital Democracy. The central premise is that by creating pressures and rewards similar to those that allowed Wikipedia to become a decentralized self-assembling Encyclopedia, and suppressing those that turned Facebook and Twitter into civil unrest generators, we can create a governmental decision-making and execution apparatus that will be far wiser, far cheaper, and far more respectful of freedoms than anything ever previously assembled by humans. It will also help to view it as an attempt to replicate the fundamental principles of Enlightenment style governance into digital spaces.