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Deep Code

·Sep 22

From City to Civium

In my long contemplation of that thing sometimes called “civilization,” one insight has come through that seems significant enough to write down and share. It concerns what I suspect might be the core driver behind all variations on “the city” and, by extension, civilization itself. Below, I will endeavor to…

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From City to Civium
From City to Civium

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Deep Code

·Jan 28, 2022

The DAO Moment

The new Alchemists We have reached a long awaited point in the unfolding evolution of the Bitcoin/blockchain/crypto/Web3 (“Web3”) ecosystem: the DAO moment. In its simplest form, the DAO moment is the point at which the Web3 ecosystem turns its full attention on the problem space sometimes known as “governance” or “coordination.” …

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The DAO Moment
The DAO Moment

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Deep Code

·May 9, 2021

On the future of the blockchain

And the continuing adventures of SOCI Hi everyone. Last year (or maybe the year before), Medium censored one of my posts with effectively no explanation or process. So I no longer feel called to post here. …

Blockchain

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Blockchain

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Deep Code

·Jul 1, 2020

The Rise and Fall of Networks

The following has long struck me as obvious, but it occurred to me yesterday that it might not be. So I share it herein. We are aware of the phenomenon called “Metcalfe’s Law.” Roughly that the value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of users…

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The Rise and Fall of Networks
The Rise and Fall of Networks

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Deep Code

·Jun 8, 2020

Defund (and redesign) everything.

We have now reached a very interesting point. At least at the narrative level we have reached the point that “defunding the police” is a real proposition. It even seems plausible that some jurisdictions (most notably Minneapolis) will do it. …

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Defund (and redesign) everything.
Defund (and redesign) everything.

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Deep Code

·Mar 15, 2020

Situational Assessment: Right Now

[3.15.20] The story of the unfolding meta-crisis that we have been watching for the last decade has become enormously more salient over the past few weeks. This is a moment of major risk along many different fronts. It is also a moment of singular opportunity. Foremost among them is to…

Corona

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Situational Assessment: Right Now
Situational Assessment: Right Now
Corona

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Deep Code

·Jan 20, 2019

Situational Assessment 2019: AOC Edition

This post will be an extension and update to the model first shared in Situational Assessment: 2017. Some familiarity with the concepts developed therein and continued in Situational Assessment: 2018 will be assumed. If you have not read those two posts, it will likely be useful to do so. As…

Politics

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Situational Assessment 2019: AOC Edition
Situational Assessment 2019: AOC Edition
Politics

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Deep Code

·Oct 23, 2018

Considering Anti-Fragility

Nassim Taleb famously brought the notion of anti-fragile into our consciousness in his book by that name. I recently noticed that I have a conception of that notion that might bear sharing. I think this can be done somewhat quickly, so here goes. First as a caveat, herein I will…

Antifragile

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Considering Anti-Fragility
Considering Anti-Fragility
Antifragile

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Deep Code

·May 25, 2018

An Inquiry Concerning Science and Religion

It seems that an old conversation has begun again. After several decades of relative silence and in the context of the rising popularity of Jordan Peterson and the broader “Intellectual Dark Web,” the debate between Science and Religion has seen a glimmer of a return. I have long contemplated this…

Spirituality

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An Inquiry Concerning Science and Religion
An Inquiry Concerning Science and Religion
Spirituality

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Emergent Culture

·Apr 16, 2018

What to do about Facebook?

Much ado has been made in the past few weeks about Facebook. After the recent Congressional hearings, we might be somewhat disappointed in the rather obvious gap between the challenges of adequately regulating innovative technology like this and the capabilities of our elected and regulatory representatives. Fortunately, I believe that…

Law

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What to do about Facebook?
What to do about Facebook?
Law

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Jordan Hall

Jordan Hall

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Changed my name back to Hall, sorry for the confusion. Also, if you are interested, my video channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMzT-mdCqoyEv_-YZVtE7MQ

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