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Venkatesh Rao & Tim Beiko — The Summer of Protocols

Infinite Loops

CHAPTER

Protocols: The Substrate for Human Civilization

In this chapter, the speakers explore the concept of protocols and their importance. They compare the gig economy to a set of interacting protocols and discuss how protocols organize the labor economy. They also delve into the connection between protocols and narratives, and highlight examples of protocols in the Ethereum world.

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