Why we need a new economic meta
We rarely think about what it means to participate in an economy where the meta is profit-maximization based on scarcity. Because what it means, at a basic level, is that the relations between people are adversarial; you can think about media, pharma, the food industry, and so on – can you trust that companies in any industry have your interests in mind? Can you trust that the news you’re reading or watching are meant to inform you, and not to keep you glued to the screen to sell you ads? Can...