TL;DR

The meta-problem of our time is that our civilization is fundamentally unsustainable.

The key generator function of existential risk is rivalrous human choice driven by game theoretic dynamics, multiplied by exponential technology, on a finite playing field.

The transition towards a viable civilization can be usefully understood in terms of advancing human sovereignty: Increasing the human capacity to make good (omni-positive) choices.

So that we might choose from the basis of love, appreciation, and respect — instead of choosing from the basis of fear, need, and rivalry.

This is what it comes down to. This is what it would mean for the human family to act towards one another in a spirit of community.

This transition is urgent. And it needs to happen at an unprecedented scale. Which leads towards a question like this:

How might we significantly advance the capacity of 2+ billion people to make good (omni-positive) choices within the next 5–10 years?

Most avenues of business, politics, and activism don’t offer sufficient potential for this kind of change.

One stands out: Social media technology.

Social media is deeply, intimately connected to our individual and collective mind. Its relationship to human attention is unprecedented. As is its power for changing human behavior.

The current generation of social networks is caught up in the dynamics of the attention economy…