I think the big challenge here is going to be that Maxipok is easier to coordinate around because it doesn’t (seem) to involve commitment to a particular future. The US and China and Russia might agree to not do things that will end the world, but it’s going to be much harder to get on the same page about any decisions that cause lock-in of particular values or even a particular decision-making procedure.
As a result, getting away from Maxipok takes us more and more into pivotal-acts territory.
Very glad to see this discussed direclty, though. I would love to see at least US decision makers thinking about what a proto-viatopia looks like in the near term.
I think the big challenge here is going to be that Maxipok is easier to coordinate around because it doesn’t (seem) to involve commitment to a particular future. The US and China and Russia might agree to not do things that will end the world, but it’s going to be much harder to get on the same page about any decisions that cause lock-in of particular values or even a particular decision-making procedure.
As a result, getting away from Maxipok takes us more and more into pivotal-acts territory.
Very glad to see this discussed direclty, though. I would love to see at least US decision makers thinking about what a proto-viatopia looks like in the near term.