To build the Golden Age, we need a simple word that helps us identify and upgrade the many "layers" that make up our cities and nations today—education, public safety, money, telecomms, and more.
I use the terms “full societal tech stacks” and “full stack social tech” to describe civic tech integrations across psychotech and social process tech that delivers holistic systems of human flourishing.
This is a generative and realistic way to test out new ways of living. I like how you're thinking! I would say fashion/clothing economy is a big stack to include. Fashion is a part of our human need to express our individuality so I don't see that becoming less important. According to an analysis by Business Insider, fashion production comprises 10% of total global carbon emissions, as much as the European Union. It dries up water sources and pollutes rivers and streams, while 85% of all textiles go to dumps each year. This is why I'm happy to see the resale industry starting to take flight. Tech startups like Beni and Archive are attempting to make resale a much more convenient and profitable solution for consumers and brands.
This is a great concept. I think of San Francisco. In the last decade, many reforms have been attempted at the city level, and the overall result has been a pretty stark failure. You make a good point point about the risk of attempting innovation at too large of a scale. See the election of Chesa Boudin as the District Attorney. Newly humbled citizens of progressive cities might be receptive to the idea of attempting innovation at a smaller scale. Downscaling governance innovation simultaneously reduces risk and creates more space for parallel experimentation.
Great job!
Love this.
I use the terms “full societal tech stacks” and “full stack social tech” to describe civic tech integrations across psychotech and social process tech that delivers holistic systems of human flourishing.
This is a generative and realistic way to test out new ways of living. I like how you're thinking! I would say fashion/clothing economy is a big stack to include. Fashion is a part of our human need to express our individuality so I don't see that becoming less important. According to an analysis by Business Insider, fashion production comprises 10% of total global carbon emissions, as much as the European Union. It dries up water sources and pollutes rivers and streams, while 85% of all textiles go to dumps each year. This is why I'm happy to see the resale industry starting to take flight. Tech startups like Beni and Archive are attempting to make resale a much more convenient and profitable solution for consumers and brands.
This is a great concept. I think of San Francisco. In the last decade, many reforms have been attempted at the city level, and the overall result has been a pretty stark failure. You make a good point point about the risk of attempting innovation at too large of a scale. See the election of Chesa Boudin as the District Attorney. Newly humbled citizens of progressive cities might be receptive to the idea of attempting innovation at a smaller scale. Downscaling governance innovation simultaneously reduces risk and creates more space for parallel experimentation.
Love the 'concept masonry' idea - you gotta visualize the future before you build it.
I love this idea! Check out pace layers if you haven’t already. This is Stewart Brands idea of how layers of our world change and interact over time. See: https://jods.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/issue3-brand/release/2
And more recently: https://www.notboring.co/p/pace-yourself