Polis Labs (@Polis

Polis Labs

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Polis Labs

@Polis_Labs

Polis Labs is an independent, mission-driven research institute studying how free communities coordinate, why they fail, and what frameworks help them endure.

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Polis Labs
@Polis_Labs
May 7
Polis Labs is live. We're an independent research institute studying how free communities coordinate, why they fail, and what frameworks help them endure. Updated program, focused thesis. First research outputs are now public.
The science of voluntary order - Polis
From polis-labs.org
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Polis Labs
@Polis_Labs
Oct 27, 2024
Governance does not mean government. Governance is experimental, based on freedom. Government is about control, based on sadism. Frank Herbert said, "It is not that absolute power corrupts absolutely, but that it is magnetic to the corruptible."
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Polis Labs
@Polis_Labs
Nov 19, 2024
Replying to @AaronRDay
Max Kaiser has completely lost the plot.
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Polis Labs
@Polis_Labs
Oct 28, 2024
We believe in spontaneous order in governance, but we also believe in objective measures for good governance. People have measured governance on gut feeling and instinct for far too long. Let's see what the "netizens" think and how various frameworks hold up to reality.
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Polis Labs
@Polis_Labs
Oct 24, 2024
Without a compass and map to describe network states, we would be lost in an endless labyrinth of innovation and creative complexity. The map is not the territory—and as we shall see, that phrase becomes more tangible when dealing with social mutations linked to the internet.
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Polis Labs
@Polis_Labs
Dec 28, 2024
One thing that bears repeating: governance is not government. Government is coercive force in human organization. Governance is voluntary cooperation in human organization. 🧐
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Polis Labs
@Polis_Labs
Oct 29, 2024
Network States should optimize their initial conditions for success by not building on top of ancestral land. If they decide to build in delicate environments, try to ameliorate the situation by connecting with the locals and practicing good environmental stewardship.
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Polis Labs
@Polis_Labs
Dec 15, 2024
It is easy to get stuck in philosophical debates between left or right, communism or capitalism, freedom or government. However, we are moving beyond the pale of all distinctions as a species. We will be embracing a pluralistic environment of parallel societies.
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Polis Labs
@Polis_Labs
Dec 4, 2024
We are in a governance crisis. We have been since time immemorial. When governance is constructed around Moloch games, and the incentives are skewed, the result is a slow slide into self-cannibalization. Now, we have the collective sensemaking tools to solve this dilemma. 👇
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Polis Labs
@Polis_Labs
Nov 3, 2024
The Network School is a beautiful experiment in novel society crafting. @balajis has carefully curated an environment that rewards ingenuity, innovation, and creativity. The future will be built on top of these Herculean efforts.
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Polis Labs
@Polis_Labs
Oct 24, 2024
We do not believe in unrestrained governance. That is synonymous with corrupted regimes and authoritarian tendencies. We believe in wisdom and restraint in governance, in taming Moloch, and in defending the human potential for collective well-being.
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Polis Labs
@Polis_Labs
Nov 26, 2024
The chief aim of Polis Labs is to prevent Moloch dynamics in governance, especially for parallel and independent societies. Our vision is to lift governance to heaven, à la Scott Alexander, and inspire a future free from broken systems that give lip service to humans but feast
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Polis Labs
@Polis_Labs
Dec 23, 2024
An entire organization can exhibit characteristics that align with Cipolla's definition of stupidity, particularly if its overall behavior consistently results in zero-sum or even negative-sum outcomes. In such cases, the organization operates in a way that harms itself, its
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Polis Labs
@Polis_Labs
Oct 24, 2024
Replying to @Polis_Labs
polislabs.substack.com/p/renaissance-… 🧠
Renaissance of the Parallel Polis
From polislabs.substack.com
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