Epistemic Institutions, Values and Reflective Processes
In Scott Alexander’s Meditations on Moloch, Scott argues that a number of humanity’s major problems (corruption, environmental extraction, arms races, existential risks from emerging technologies, etc) occur because agents are unable to coordinate for a positive global outcome. Our current major coordination mechanisms of free markets, international institutions and democracy are inadequate to solve this problem. Research needs to be done to design better coordination mechanisms.
Note:
I contend that current market solutions, extensions of market solutions and governance solutions don’t solve this problem adequately. I may write more about this.
Research to solve global coordination problems
Epistemic Institutions, Values and Reflective Processes
In Scott Alexander’s Meditations on Moloch, Scott argues that a number of humanity’s major problems (corruption, environmental extraction, arms races, existential risks from emerging technologies, etc) occur because agents are unable to coordinate for a positive global outcome. Our current major coordination mechanisms of free markets, international institutions and democracy are inadequate to solve this problem. Research needs to be done to design better coordination mechanisms.
Note:
I contend that current market solutions, extensions of market solutions and governance solutions don’t solve this problem adequately. I may write more about this.