⿻ 數位 Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy by E. Glen Weyl, E. Glen Weyl, Audrey Tang ISBN 9798321247181, 8321247180 instant download

⿻ 數位 Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy by E. Glen Weyl, E. Glen Weyl, Audrey Tang ISBN 9798321247181, 8321247180 instant download

In the vast, boundless expanse of Plurality, each life is a unique and precious existence...Regardless of how perilous external circumstances may be...(l)et us take positive action to allow the seeds of shared goodness to break through the earth and blossom into flower of empathy, joy and harmony.— His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV of Tibet
In a technologically advanced, politically challenging, and rapidly evolving 21st century, what does a free and open future look like? Glen, Audrey and their coauthors offer a compelling view of a way forward.— Vitalik Buterin, Founder of Ethereum(D)emocracy has been a confrontation between opposing values. In Taiwan, however, (it) has become a conversation among a diversity of values. Audrey Tang has shown us how to create a "digital democracy" that transcends the constraints of ideology...the major contribution of this book.— Tsai Ing-wen, President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)They offer us a portal into a future where technology supports democracy, pluralism, and broad human flourishing. We know this future is possible because Tang has been building it in Taiwan. The conceptual foundations laid here usher in a much-needed paradigm change for modern life.— Danielle S. Allen, political philosopher, James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard, MacArthur Fellow, and author of Our Declaration and CuzWith wit, erudition and optimism, Audrey Tang and her collaborators argue that we can harness digital technology to confront authoritarianism, and that we can do so by leaning into, rather than shying away from, the principles of an open society.- Anne Applebaum, winner of the Pulitzer PrizeDigital technology threatens to tear free and open societies apart through polarization, inequality, and loneliness. But in the decade since the weekslong occupation of their parliament, a diverse island of resilience has shown another way is possible.
Taiwan achieved inclusive, technology-fueled growth, overcame the pandemic without
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