“Complexity is having far more wrong choices than right ones.”~ Rebecca Costa
Some thought-noodles for your last full day of work before the holiday break.
Reposting the full-interview I did last December on Token Standard Live with my long-time friend and un-retireable thought leader Rebecca Costa.
Minute 2:00 Our brains can’t evolve as fast as our progress and the impacts of that are playing out at scale in our global systems…Here is what Rebecca thinks it could mean.
Minute 6:23 How to reduce FEAR internally by understanding what will likely play out if there is a massive global financial collapse tomorrow. Why she believes in humanity from a scientific standpoint of looking at historical patterns and our biological limits.
Minute 8:53 Looking at the concept of a collapse in a more positive way and why a failure to adapt along the way is more of an issue than facing the acute correction.
Minute 12:53 Why we are all facing an eroding standard in science and replicable research and why it is at epidemic levels of negatively impacting our decision making criteria despite an abundance of available information. What we can do about it and the potential benevolent role of AI and predictive analytics.
Minute 16:10 Why data is an amazing asset but also is creating a very predatory environment in recent years and needs a new set of ethics written for a playing field that hasn’t existed previously.
Minute 19:10 Are flu vaccines and other vaccines as valuable or as controversial as they seem? Do we really understand immunity? What is on the horizon and how can we actually solve this debate with data?
Minute 22:00 Why opensource is important and why the profit motive doesn’t exist for the existing players and we need new models and understanding of how to fund important research with a new economic model. New economic models must emerge before we can really solve some of these problems.
Minute 26:10 We are in the cycle of degradation of the institutions of the last 100 years and it is a natural part of the cycle and we must embrace that.
Minute 27:00 What if we gave consumers what they really wanted and had complete global disarmament of tariffs?
Minute 32:24 What the latest research tells us about the impact of employment/unemployment and income inequality on the actual long-term state of happiness in an individual and nation.
I hope you enjoy the interview and read The Watchman’s Rattle over the holiday break. Have a great holiday. Be safe. Be grateful, and I will look to keep your inbox lighter until we get to the New Year’s Issue #50. ~Chris