I would like to propose some theory and from that, suggest a sketch for some infrastructure for the 3rd attractor. KTiffany and I have been writing software for the infrastructure so I will also discuss that. Coordination failures A good starting place is from the wonderful work that has been done by Daniel Schmachtenberger on how the vast number of global, catastrophic problems can be seen as symptoms of just a handful of systemic problems. In the YouTube discussion between him and Kevin Owocki, Schmachtenberger described a vicious feedback loop where a poorly planned response to a catastrophe can not only lead to more catastrophes, but can lead to knee-jerk legislation that can increase dystopian government which can then lead to more catastrophes. It is a cycle in which the processes intended to fix individual problems such as climate change or out-of-control AGI end up reinforcing those same problems. Some of the economic and game-theoretic patterns mentioned are perverse incentives, how our system incentivizes offloading hidden or “external” costs onto society, and “multipolar traps”. In addition, there are bad actors who muck up the works, sometimes just for fun or power.
Infrastructure for the 3rd Attractor
Infrastructure for the 3rd Attractor
Infrastructure for the 3rd Attractor
I would like to propose some theory and from that, suggest a sketch for some infrastructure for the 3rd attractor. KTiffany and I have been writing software for the infrastructure so I will also discuss that. Coordination failures A good starting place is from the wonderful work that has been done by Daniel Schmachtenberger on how the vast number of global, catastrophic problems can be seen as symptoms of just a handful of systemic problems. In the YouTube discussion between him and Kevin Owocki, Schmachtenberger described a vicious feedback loop where a poorly planned response to a catastrophe can not only lead to more catastrophes, but can lead to knee-jerk legislation that can increase dystopian government which can then lead to more catastrophes. It is a cycle in which the processes intended to fix individual problems such as climate change or out-of-control AGI end up reinforcing those same problems. Some of the economic and game-theoretic patterns mentioned are perverse incentives, how our system incentivizes offloading hidden or “external” costs onto society, and “multipolar traps”. In addition, there are bad actors who muck up the works, sometimes just for fun or power.