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Free Trade's Folly
- The 1990s' free trade absolutism demonstrates flawed axioms of societal function.
- Ancient Rome, despite grand projects, held an agnosticism about the world's workings, unlike modern arrogance from scientific progress.
Rise of Bottom-Up Organization
- The internet allows bottom-up association, challenging the nation-state's power, especially with declining faith in top-down organization.
- Web3/crypto offer costly social signals (like NFTs) enabling trust and reducing noise, fostering digital communitarianism.
Internet's Evolution
- The internet's evolution mirrors the printing press, shifting from top-down control to decentralized distribution.
- Web3 introduces consequence and reputation via costly signals like NFTs, enabling new forms of online governance.