institutions - Rhys Lindmark

Rhys Lindmark

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The Remixability of Hashtags

The Remixability of Hashtags

Disclaimer: I know this article touches on some possibly triggering topics (identity-based memes). I'm primarily trying to explore it from a meta/positivist POV, rather than a normative POV. I'm always open for feedback, but please assume my good intentions! :) As I've written about

Different Types of Community at the MIT Media Lab

Different Types of Community at the MIT Media Lab

I'm part of a "community" working group at the MIT Media Lab. We're trying to re-imagine how academic institutions should interact with "community". However, because "community" can mean any n:n relationship, it primarily acts as a signifier. i.e.

Just Giving

I'm interviewing Rob Reich on my podcast soon. As preparation for that interview, I wanted to review his most recent book, Just Giving, which I loved (I highlighted 15% of the book, compared to my average of 5 percent!). Just Giving is an analysis of philanthropy through a

Religious Tithing

Religious Tithing

Institutions are complex systems that all have a central goal: to sustain themselves. “Continued existence” is the only must-have goal of any complex system. This implies an interesting exercise—for any type of institution, how does it sustain itself? We’re familiar with how states sustain themselves (taxes), and how

Crypto is Networked Nonviolent Protest

> “Technology rarely generates absolutely novel human behavior; rather, it changes the terrain on which such behavior takes place.” > — Zeynep Tufekci The goal of this article is to explain how the internet (networked information) enabled fragile nonviolent protest, then map that onto how blockchain technology (networked capital) is enabling

The Sovereign Individual

“The transition from one stage of economic life to another has always involved a revolution. We think that the Information Revolution is likely to be the most far reaching of all. It will reorganize life more thoroughly than either the Agricultural Revolution or the Industrial Revolution. And its impact will

Memes as an Institutional Vehicle

The goal of this article is to further define #ETHCommons, show how the Ethereum ecosystem is expressing the meme, and explain future plans. In summary: the #ETHCommons mindset has spread widely in the last couple months (which is awesome!). The “Deep Why” Behind #ETHCommons No offense to #ETHCommons, but the