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Brett Frischmann @brettfrischmann.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A random chart from 2019 paper I didn't finish:

More Relevant Factor in Current World-Building (Winners) Less Relevant Factor in Current World-Building (Losers)
Techno-utopian (neoliberal) welfarism Pluralism; environmental humanism
Concentrated power Empowered and engaged population
Elites own, design, and control computational and communications infrastructures Public infrastructure
Silicon Valley, celebrities, social influencers Experts, including but not limited to academia
Weak ties Strong ties
1% 99%
Present generation Future generations; past generations too
Producer surplus (extraction) Consumer surplus (generation)
Engineered determinism Self determination / free will
Convenience / satiation Meaning / authenticity
Smart empowered tech / happy fools Smart empowered people /dumb tech