moloch

#🌿 #metacrisis #architect #concept

when we think about "what is wrong with our existing civilization?", i'm quite sure moloch is a big part of the answer.

it could be conceptualized as unintentional or unconscious perverse incentives. it is also sometimes referred to as "the god of coordination failure", or the sum of our collective action failures.

but better than me explaining it, are these resources:

a good intro: (20-min video)
https://twitter.com/daganshani1/status/1758134363789947018