The Messenger - Issue #14: Mindcraft or how to become a wicked mind
If you have been following the Messenger for a while, you know that it started as the 'Wicked Minds' newsletter.
You might be wondering 'what's a wicked mind?'
Here's an answer: only wicked minds solve wicked problems.
Say what? What's a wicked problem? And why do we need a wicked mind to solve one?
One step at a time.
Let's say you believe that social media is making the world a worse place, that it's amplifying authoritarian voices and making it harder to address the real challenges of the 21st century.
But what do we do about it? How can we regulate social media without stifling freedom of expression? Also, isn't it a fantastic thing that I'm able to connect with people across the world for FREE?
That's the essence of a wicked problem: good & bad, progress & regress are all entangled. Mindcraft is a space in which we will learn to untangle those threads.
Question Time
What's your vision of the future? How do you think we will get there?
Afterword
A thought provoking interview with Achille Mbembe on how to develop a planetary consciousness.
Achille Mbembe: Planetary Politics For All Creation — www.noemamag.com Achille Mbembe explains how democracy will need to be reorganized to adequately address planetary concerns that affect all creation.
and seeing as we are talking about the metaverse, here's a reason to be careful about what we unleash into the world
Pokémon Go wants to make 3D scans of the whole world for 'planet-scale augmented reality experiences'. Is that good? — theconversation.com Tech companies have big plans for augmented reality, but all of them involve huge amounts of surveillance of our everyday lives.