Your Undivided Attention [Unedited] A Problem Well-Stated is Half-Solved — with Daniel Schmachtenberger
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Jun 25, 2021 
Cyberattacks, engineered pathogens, climate damage, and runaway technology may be symptoms of one deeper crisis: our inability to solve problems together. Daniel Schmachtenberger explores global coordination, social media’s self-reinforcing power, misleading narratives, and fresh possibilities for democracy, education, and accountable institutions.
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Meta Crisis Root Patterns
- Many global crises stem from interconnected problems with shared underlying patterns.
- Addressing these core drivers is crucial to solving seemingly separate issues like climate change and overfishing.
Exponential Tech Explained
- Exponential technologies improve themselves recursively, causing rapid, nonlinear growth.
- This compounding progress challenges human intuition and demands new frameworks for governance and adaptation.
Tech Drives Social Systems
- Historical tech advances led to new social systems like nation-states and democracies.
- Current exponential tech requires new social technologies compatible with today’s scale and complexity.