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institutions

A collection of 7 posts

The Remixability of Hashtags, #_____LivesMatter, and #FutureLivesMatter
memes

The Remixability of Hashtags, #_____LivesMatter, and #FutureLivesMatter

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

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
2 min read
Different Types of Community at the MIT Media Lab
language

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

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
3 min read
Book Review: "Just Giving" by Rob Reich, A Political Theory of Philanthropy
book review

Book Review: "Just Giving" by Rob Reich, A Political Theory of Philanthropy

I'm interviewing Rob Reich [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Reich] on my podcast soon. As preparation for that interview, I wanted to review his most recent book, Just Giving [https://www.goodreads.

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
14 min read
How Different Religions Sustain Themselves Through Self-Taxing
self-tax

How Different Religions Sustain Themselves Through Self-Taxing

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

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
3 min read
movements

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)

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
8 min read
book review

“The Sovereign Individual” Book Review: Takeaways, Quotes, and Critique

> “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

  • Rhys Lindmark
    Rhys Lindmark
8 min read
memes

What Actually Is #ETHCommons? An Overview of Memes as an “Institutional Vehicle” + An ETH Ecosystem Analysis

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

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    Rhys Lindmark
8 min read
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