Issue Nº2 - Society

A quick exploration on what has been called 'presentism' (Douglas Rushkoff) or the never ending present. How does this influence our longer term perspective and our ability to make sense?

We have built a system of criminal law that depends upon our trusting the government but what is the state of trust in our institutions? Revisiting the Aaron Swartz story.

'Free' has not exactly been the best model for the internet and Kevin Kelly's 'generative' was an interesting (perhaps even prescient) idea that anticipated some of the more recent developments (NFT's come to mind).

The road to fossil fuel transition is paved with complicated questions related to growth and scale. Scaling works well in periods of energy ‘ascent,’ when the supply of energy increases, but less in periods of energy ‘descent.

Tracking interesting signals, ideas and questions that make society move — on unemployment and technology.

Tracking interesting signals, ideas and questions that make society move.

Tracking interesting signals, ideas and questions that make society move.

Tracking interesting signals, ideas and questions that make society move.

Tracking interesting signals, ideas and questions that make society move.