One degree of difficulty unaccounted for is that cities don't get to control their own visa systems, which means the links in this grid will need to be virtual-only in countries that are currently ruled by the anti-cosmopolitan parties.
I'd love to see some analysis around how countries that are currently cosmopolitan-aligned can tune their internal politics to remain that way, minimizing backlash, while being aware that this is very much an adversarial system in a way that I don't quite think global monetary policy was. (Occupy Wall Street never got any real political power compared to the anti-cosmopolitan forces that are currently dominant in the US, Hungary, Russia, etc).
I think it’s a worthwhile idea to develop and consider, but yeah some aspects would still have to be “top-down” (like nation-states agreeing to supply sister-cities’ visa needs). But also, your comment highlights another problem, which is that anti-cosmopolitan forces are also perfectly capable of coordinating across borders, as has happened in the countries you cite. Still, one wonders if the “nationalist international” can last more than a decade or so before the nationalist part of the equation wins out. Maybe cross-border anti-cosmopolitan movements are in some ways unwittingly laying groundwork for what Venkatesh is talking about.
Some cross linking of expat / nomad scenes happening in east Asia and Southeast Asia now that seem promising and more sustainable than past efforts. I’ve been surprised at how many smaller regions of Japan are in the mix recently too.
Cool concepts that would be great to see emerge in the world. There’s a lot of potential protocol fiction to dig into here unearthing the hell we get from where we are to is proposed planetary super grid
Decloaking in full Seldon mode. I like it.
One degree of difficulty unaccounted for is that cities don't get to control their own visa systems, which means the links in this grid will need to be virtual-only in countries that are currently ruled by the anti-cosmopolitan parties.
I'd love to see some analysis around how countries that are currently cosmopolitan-aligned can tune their internal politics to remain that way, minimizing backlash, while being aware that this is very much an adversarial system in a way that I don't quite think global monetary policy was. (Occupy Wall Street never got any real political power compared to the anti-cosmopolitan forces that are currently dominant in the US, Hungary, Russia, etc).
I think it’s a worthwhile idea to develop and consider, but yeah some aspects would still have to be “top-down” (like nation-states agreeing to supply sister-cities’ visa needs). But also, your comment highlights another problem, which is that anti-cosmopolitan forces are also perfectly capable of coordinating across borders, as has happened in the countries you cite. Still, one wonders if the “nationalist international” can last more than a decade or so before the nationalist part of the equation wins out. Maybe cross-border anti-cosmopolitan movements are in some ways unwittingly laying groundwork for what Venkatesh is talking about.
Some cross linking of expat / nomad scenes happening in east Asia and Southeast Asia now that seem promising and more sustainable than past efforts. I’ve been surprised at how many smaller regions of Japan are in the mix recently too.
Another protocol to consider as part of this super grid https://pioneeringspirit.xyz/the-lantern-in-the-storm
Link the desire to see new and novel places with the basic human motivation to help out the stranger in need
Also with regards to the exchanges, there is also growing momentum within the US towards a patchwork service year and also an intra US exchange
Can dig up those lakes if those aren’t easily available
Cool concepts that would be great to see emerge in the world. There’s a lot of potential protocol fiction to dig into here unearthing the hell we get from where we are to is proposed planetary super grid
(Also, the node locations on the map are hilarious. We've got Jacksonville, Kandahar, and... Sudbury Ontario?)