Endgame with Amanda Cassatt The $500M Plan to Start a New Civilization with Praxis' Dryden Brown
What if the future of civilization isn’t in fixing our current systems—but starting entirely new ones?
Dryden Brown is the co-founder of Praxis, the ambitious project aiming to build a new city-state from the ground up—one that’s already backed by over $500 million in funding. Dryden shares his vision for a modern Atlantis: a society designed as a refuge from AI disruption and bureaucratic gridlock, born from the cracks COVID revealed in our existing cities.
Together, Amanda and Dryden unpack what it actually takes to found a new nation. They dive into acceleration zones, AI’s seismic impact on the future of work, and the provocative question of whether heroism means elevating the elite or defending the powerless. At the heart of it all: the urgent need to build communities rooted in shared values, meaning, and resilience.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Founding a New Nation: The Vision Behind Praxis
03:00 Challenges of Nation-Building: Lessons from History
06:04 Acceleration Zones: Redefining Economic Development
08:47 Navigating Bureaucracy: The Role of Innovation
11:55 AI and the Future of Labor: A New Urban Landscape
15:02 Pursuing Meaning in a Post-Work Society
18:00 Sustaining a New Society: Resources and Defense
20:56 The Future of Praxis: Location and Strategic Partnerships
27:37 Building Durable Relationships in Project Development
30:09 Funding and Economic Heft for Praxis
32:42 Community Building and Member Engagement
38:05 Heroism in Modern Society
47:03 The Future of Praxis and Community Growth
51:20 Competition and Collaboration in New Ventures
RESOURCES:
Dryden on X: https://x.com/drydenwtbrown
Praxis Nation on X: https://x.com/PraxisNation
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Serotonin on X: https://x.com/serotonin
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