Hi! Great to hear from you. “Optimize for fun” (‑Ofun) is still very much the spirit of this 6pack.care work.
On practicality (bending the market away from arms‑race incentives): Here are some levers that worked, inspired by Taiwan’s tax-filing case, that shift returns from lock‑in to civic care:
Interoperability: Make “data portability” the rule. Mandate fair protocol‑level interop so users and complements can exit without losing their networks. Platforms must compete on quality of care, not captivity.
Public options: Offer simple public options (and shared research compute) so there’s always a baseline service that is easy, safe, and non‑extractive. Private vendors must beat it on care, not on lock‑in.
Provenance for Paid Reach: For ads and mass reach in political/financial domains, require verifiable sponsorship and durable disclosure. Preserve anonymity for ordinary speech via meronymity.
Mission‑Locked Governance — Through procurement rules, ensure steward‑ownership/benefit structures and board‑level safety duties so “civic care” is a fiduciary obligation, not a marketing slogan.
Institutionalize Alignment Assemblies and localized evals; pre‑commit vendors to adopt outcomes or explain deviations. Federate trust & safety so threat intel flows without central chokepoints.
Hi! Great to hear from you. “Optimize for fun” (‑Ofun) is still very much the spirit of this 6pack.care work.
On practicality (bending the market away from arms‑race incentives): Here are some levers that worked, inspired by Taiwan’s tax-filing case, that shift returns from lock‑in to civic care:
Interoperability: Make “data portability” the rule. Mandate fair protocol‑level interop so users and complements can exit without losing their networks. Platforms must compete on quality of care, not captivity.
Public options: Offer simple public options (and shared research compute) so there’s always a baseline service that is easy, safe, and non‑extractive. Private vendors must beat it on care, not on lock‑in.
Provenance for Paid Reach: For ads and mass reach in political/financial domains, require verifiable sponsorship and durable disclosure. Preserve anonymity for ordinary speech via meronymity.
Mission‑Locked Governance — Through procurement rules, ensure steward‑ownership/benefit structures and board‑level safety duties so “civic care” is a fiduciary obligation, not a marketing slogan.
Institutionalize Alignment Assemblies and localized evals; pre‑commit vendors to adopt outcomes or explain deviations. Federate trust & safety so threat intel flows without central chokepoints.