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Jack Dorsey thinks social media should be a public good, not a profit machine. But if likes and shares don't build bridges between people on social media, what does? We’re looking at how "middleware" and merit-promoting networks could actually save our democracy.
Why is social media so toxic while Wikipedia actually works? It all comes down to "merit-ware" and how we reward truth over trolls. This video breaks down the bridging algorithms that could finally rebuild the middleware of our democracy.
Why does the loudest person in the room always seem to win online? We’ve built a "shoutocracy" that rewards rage over actual merit, but there’s a way to fix the middleware of our democracy. Discover how bridging algorithms can actually help us find common ground again.
Stop scrolling for a second and ask yourself: why do some online comments make you so mad?
Social media isn't a meritocracy; it’s a clickbait engine fuelled by your anger.
Here is how the "wrongness" of the internet traps your brain.
Ever wonder what actually happens in a real citizen's jury? People with radically different views listen to each other and despite the initial anger, leave in tears of relief. True democracy is about dialogue, not just winning a contest. Let's make our leaders listen and act.
Learn more about how Wikipedia works here:
Most workplaces are full of people "kissing up and kicking down," but Wikipedia found a different way. You start as a stranger and have to prove your reliability to a panel of real humans. Is this the blueprint for a better way to work together?
Why is your feed so toxic? Algorithms prioritise high arousal private interest stories over the subtler, non-hostile public interest ones. Unless it’s a fake AI tiger rescuing a goat/baby. Most of the time real public interest stories don't get traction despite being important.
You’re being tricked into amplifying the very things you hate. In a real-life pub, we’d just ignore the loudmouth, but the internet turns our outrage into profit, creating the rise of rage bait. See why the attention stack is rigged against us and how we can change the game.
Watch the full interview with Joe Trippi here: youtu.be/_6ZVnGl2bxM...
And read more about the 3 legged stool idea here: nicholasgruen.substa...
Most people think democracy is just about voting, but there’s a "depolarisation machine" hidden in our history. By bringing back the jury-style model of representation, we can finally reduce the power of lobbyists and special interests. It’s time to balance the stool again.
Watch the full interview with Joe Trippi here:
Protests are powerful, but what if we had an inbuilt system for everyday people to hold the White House accountable? Imagine 50 citizens in Minneapolis, paid to deliberate like a jury, calling out constitutional breaches in real-time.
Watch the full interview with Joe Trippi here:
Ever feel like politics is just one big, exhausting culture war? Belgium tried something radical by letting 50 randomly selected citizens call the shots on the issues that actually matter. See why they're focusing on real life issues instead of just trying to get in the headlines
Do you ever feel like a fool for still believing in our political system? We’re so used to the contest that we’ve forgotten how to actually talk to each other. Here's why the secret to saving democracy isn't about winning an argument—it’s about changing the DNA of how we disagree
Watch the full interview here:
Our political system is sclerotic because politicians are too busy trying not to get ousted to actually lead. Nicholas is proposing an activism of sortition to help everyday people into the decision-making process. See how we can light the spark to bypass this gridlock.
You wouldn't push a surgeon aside to do the operation yourself because hospitals rely on deep layers of earned skill. Yet, the people running our government win popularity contests to gain power. Are we trusting our entire society to the right system?
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Most people call astrology a pseudoscience, but are we even testing it correctly? Spencer Greenberg tried to find a correlation between sun signs and life events and found absolutely nothing. But then the astrologers told them why the tests were wrong, and things got interesting.
