Sanneke Kloppenburg on Climate & Crypto
"The blockchain will mostly be used as a ‘simple solution’ to the climate crisis, keeping the focus on streamlining existing governance arrangements and on blockchain-mediated green consumerism."
"The blockchain will mostly be used as a ‘simple solution’ to the climate crisis, keeping the focus on streamlining existing governance arrangements and on blockchain-mediated green consumerism."
"Offering a technological alternative to institutions, the DAO seems to finally fulfill the cybernetic dream of a posthuman economy, but the crucial question is whether we’re in fact dealing with institutions here."
"The idea that decentralization of infrastructure equals decentralization of power is a trap that became evident to many around 2013-2014, when net politics and networked activism was at its strongest in Europe."
"Tech bros are seeking out populations suffering from climate disasters, debt and war to experiment and incubate new crypto ideas."