I’m looking for pure sci-fi speculation here. (Though preferably on the “hard” end of the Mohs scale of sci-fi hardness.) Feel free to babble. Maybe try to come up with 50 ideas if you’re into that.
For purposes of the question, “social technology” should be interpreted broadly. Some subcategories include:
Language technology, e.g. phonetic alphabets or mathematical notation
Financial technology, e.g. futures contracts
Legal technology, e.g. limited liability corporations or joint-stock corporations
Mechanism design, e.g. clever voting schemes or prediction markets
Coordination technology, e.g. standard weights and measures or traffic lights
Propaganda
[Question] What Would Advanced Social Technology Look Like?
I’m looking for pure sci-fi speculation here. (Though preferably on the “hard” end of the Mohs scale of sci-fi hardness.) Feel free to babble. Maybe try to come up with 50 ideas if you’re into that.
For purposes of the question, “social technology” should be interpreted broadly. Some subcategories include:
Language technology, e.g. phonetic alphabets or mathematical notation
Financial technology, e.g. futures contracts
Legal technology, e.g. limited liability corporations or joint-stock corporations
Mechanism design, e.g. clever voting schemes or prediction markets
Coordination technology, e.g. standard weights and measures or traffic lights
Propaganda