When pressed by @glenweyl.bsky.social on how free and fair elections would function under his “accountable monarchy” (where dissent is eliminated), Curtis Yarvin admits that his view of "free and fair" is similar to Putin’s elections.

I especially love Singapore's regular think tanks that inspire youth to reimagine governance. I once wrote about one of the ideas that resulted: A "wikiocracy." www.elysian.press/p/what-if-go...

One thing I love about this piece by @ellegriffin.bsky.social is that she gets that even the best cases of dictatorships are really just ways of implementing smarter democracy...shortcuts there, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse, but ultimately democracy is the good outcome.

The solution isn't to abolish democracy, it's to innovate it. @glenweyl.bsky.social thinks democracy could become incredibly organized and efficient if we catch it up to the times with: Quadratic voting Quadratic budgeting Participatory democracy And yes, automation!

So we're building a modern algorithmic feed for BlueSky (opt-in, of course). We want it to make you better informed about politics, minus the rage. Particularly to help you understand what folks on the other side think ESPECIALLY when you don't agree with them. Is that a thing people here want?

Tune in tomorrow night! At issue is the US, but the world will be watching: we know of "plural" watch parties on at least 4 continents. Join the open discussion during and after the debate at contextengine.xyz/demo/rxc

Trying to be more consistent — just published a quick video on @audreyt.org @glenweyl.bsky.social Jacob Mchangama paper in the Noema magazine www.noemamag.com/building-a-p... www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Nl... (If you have any feedback - please bring it on😊)

Should the U.S. be ruled by a CEO dictator? Curtis Yarvin and Glen Weyl will debate this Sept 4. Join via livestream or in person in NYC. @glenweyl.bsky.social opentodebate.org/debate/shoul...

@glenweyl.bsky.social this article appears to point to Plurality taking beneficial root in USA finally??? gizmodo.com/a-kentucky-t...

The livestream is free. I just registered. Very much looking forward to this. IMHO, these are the two leading thinkers in the world when it comes to what comes after the neoliberal democratic disorder as far as rule by CEO... or something better and much more democratic.

Don't miss my first ever live debate with Curtis Yarvin, cited by @jd-vance-1.bsky.social and Elon Musk as one of their primary intellectual influences, on whether the US should be ruled by a CEO dictator: opentodebate.org/debate/shoul...

Interesting paper that @noupside.bsky.social brought to my attention. I'd interpret the conclusion on bridging a bit differently. This suggests bridging works, but that doing it globally reduces diversity...yes! That's why we need pluralistic bridging: www.noemamag.com/building-a-p...

opentodebate.org/debate/shoul... @glenweyl.bsky.social v curtis yarvin

It will be an honor to finally engage someone who I have long held out as one of the leading intellectual influences on our time. Curtis Yarvin's mistaken ideas cannot be defeated with outrage alone; they must be answered with logic and fact. opentodebate.org/debate/shoul....

@glenweyl.bsky.social — Founder, Plural Technology at Microsoft and tech liberty initiatives.

Ok so this is going to be a VERY nerdy thread, but this is an important foundational point on mechanism design that I still haven't seen anyone articulate after years of expressing it privately to people, and I don't have the time to write a paper on, so let me

I often say that the two most hopeless states are utopia and dystopia, as there is no improving from either. If you're a hope monger like me, you have to instead aspire to a world constantly aware of its incapacities and limitations and delighted by the opportunity to

In case you have not seen, I can highly recommend reading @glenweyl.bsky.social, @audreyt.org et al`s book: Plurality Free access to chapters, asynchronous reading possible; and just brimming with hopeful ideas to free the future. A vision of fragmentation that is not bitter. www.plurality.net

Thank you to @himself.bsky.social for saying most of what I wanted to about @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social and @dkthomp.bsky.social's new book Abundance: www.combinationsmag.com/the-abundanc... I have been hoping to find the time to write a review but have yet to do so.

Thank you to the brilliant Clare Morell for this critical, practical, accessible and grounded guide to how to protect our kids from the ravages of social media. We need more voices like this!

We won a Telly!!! May the whole world learn the story of @audreyt.org 🖖

Congratulations to Cynthia Wade, Honor Society Films, @audreyt.org, @glenweyl.bsky.social and the rest of the team!

Pol.is x LLM - we did it! Join this conversation on Agora: Is there a place for extremism in Europe: agoracitizen.network/feed/convers...

Interesting article for Bluesky folks who care about prosocial media to read -- how to better uprank bridging content to bring communities together and increase user agency -- by @glenweyl.bsky.social @audreyt.org @mchangama.bsky.social www.noemamag.com/building-a-p...

Prosocial media strategies transformed Taiwan into one of the most civically engaged and least socially polarized places in the world. Read the full essay and breakdown by Glen Weyl @glenweyl.bsky.social Audrey Tang @audreyt.org and Jacob Mchangama @mchangama.bsky.social

Harvard Square Debate ft Danielle Allen and Curtis Yarvin

“Today is the most realistic moment since social media was born in the mid-2000s to make it the tool it always should have been — for it to strengthen rather than strip-mine the social fabric.” — @glenweyl.bsky.social , @audreyt.org & @mchangama.bsky.social #socialmedia #socialmediaregulation

New piece with @audreyt.org and @mchangama.bsky.social in @noemamag.com on how to reimagine social media, starting with @bsky.app! www.noemamag.com/building-a-p...

No more appropriate day than Easter for us to lose the world's greatest leader. I mourning of one of my greatest inspirations and heroes. Descanse en paz, Papa Fracisco.

Also proud to have been a signatory. The time to organize and speak up is here. Many of the signatories are high-profile Rs and elected officials, including some from the 1st Trump administration. The NYT covers here: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/u...

A perfect opportunity for academic Plurality folks! cyber.harvard.edu/getinvolved/...

It seems we are getting very close to the point where we will either lose the constitution or interrupt the violation of Supreme Court orders physically. Any perspective from experts on this on the best manner to do the latter?

In this challenging time, I believe the memory of Yitzhak Rabin can be a blessing to us all. He famously said he would fight terrorism as if there were no peace process and pursue peace as if there were no terrorism. I hope "the Cathedral" can respond similarly to the present moment:

👏To Project Liberty Institute Fellow @audreyt.org and our friend @glenweyl.bsky.social for their new paper on "Prosocial Media." 🗞️Read Tharin Pillay's coverage in TIME: time.com/7258238/soci... #socialmedia

in contrast to #singularity ie "losing the race of humanity" #plurality is "entirely horizontal, a lateral diffusion" - @audreyt.org @ #thegreatsimplification youtu.be/aXgne-9F7uU?... @radxchange.bsky.social @glenweyl.bsky.social

Democracy isn’t something you have, it's something you practice — daily. 🔄 @jasmine.bsky.social beautifully captures Taiwan’s civic heartbeat and why active participation matters now more than ever. 🌻 jasmi.news/p/taiwan-2025

On Lawfare Daily, @noupside.bsky.social spoke to @glenweyl.bsky.social, @mchangama.bsky.social, and @iyerland.bsky.social about design vs moderation in social media, designing a prosocial media for the future and the potential for an online world without Caesars. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

watching today, brought me to tears preparing for #zürich gathering mar.20 at Bitwäscherei #hackerhaus to view and discuss, next week semi-sync conjunction with a dozen global chapters @radxchange.bsky.social #switzerland #plurality #polis link in invite www.meetup.com/radicalxchan...

Programmable cryptography + Plurality starter kit update Discover educational materials helping to start your journey within the future of democracy. based on @audreyt.org & @glenweyl.bsky.social & community book, oskarth Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress talk author: @siusko.bsky.social

the feminine urge to

Good Enough Ancestor is out now! Learn the story of Audrey Tang ( @audreyt.org ) as she reflects on democracy in Taiwan and around the globe. www.combinationsmag.com/good-enough-...

We're launching a new platform to bring Californians together to engage, interact, and share ideas that will help shape government services and create policy solutions. Government works better when we build it together — which means making it easier for everyone to be involved.

If you're at #SXSW2025 don’t miss Project Liberty Institute Senior Fellow @audreyt.org's panel Power To The People: Technology For Citizen Participation on Friday 3/7 at 11:30 a.m. CT at the Austin Marriott Downtown Waller Ballroom EF. schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/...

This opportunity to work @msftresearch.bsky.social with myself and colleagues on religious liberty this summer may interest folks from the @radxchange.bsky.social and @pluralityinstitute.bsky.social communities jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...

I often think about this. "If you see tech bros doing stuff that is making most people's lives worse in the name of some distant goal, be skeptical. If you see political revolutionaries breaking eggs to make an omelet, be very skeptical of whether it will be poisonous." x.com/glenweyl/sta...

Wonderful talk by Danielle Allen on how to understand what DOGE is up to: drive.google.com/file/d/1hRb4...

2/ In a new paper co-authored by @divya.bsky.social , @audreyt.org, @glenweyl.bsky.social and others, they argue for redesigning social media platforms to build cohesion, not divisions. Read about it in @time.com time.com/7258238/soci...

What if social media platforms avoided top-down centralized speech restrictions that give platforms and governments outsized power to filter ideas and debate? What if a model could instead empower users to promote content they value over outrage, bullshit, & engagement farming?

Thanks to the Reverend Johnnie Moore and Bishop D'Souza for this important conversation about the intersection of faith and AI: www.premier.plus/podcasts/bab...

Thanks for the kind words! The transcripts are here: 🇺🇸 sayit.archive.tw/2025-02-19-i... 🇹🇼 sayit.archive.tw/2025-02-19-l...