Max Borders
Contributor
Max Borders is the author of The Decentralist: Mission, Morality, and Meaning in the Age of Crypto, After Collapse: The End of America and the Rebirth of Her Ideals, and The Social Singularity: A Decentralist Manifesto.
Max is also co-founder of the event experience Future Frontiers and founder of Social Evolution, an organization dedicated to liberating humanity and solving social problems through innovation.
Follow him on Twitter @socialevol
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Tyrannies of Hyperreality
“Outsourcing our problems to distant capitals has always gotten us into bigger problems. So the lesson here is not just about hyperreality. We must start to decentralize. Localize. Self-organize.” ~ Max Borders
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Politics Is the Pathology. Morality Is the Cure.
“The world is forgetting timeless truths, distracted as they are by political spectacles and errant ideologies. Even if that means shouting into the wind, we must do everything we can to rediscover the human practices that guard civilization.” ~ Max Borders
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A Parent’s Guide to Kendi’s Antiracist Baby
“Maybe we should go back to reading liberalism to our children. By liberalism, I mean a cluster of ideas that includes equal freedom, equal treatment under the law, and colorblindness.” ~ Max Borders
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Subversive Innovation: A Strategic Reading of Nozick’s Framework for Utopia
“I suggest we reshuffle Nozick’s thesis to transform his theoretical framework into a practical mindset. We can use the Framework as a strategic lens for spawning subversive innovations that promise each of us a society that comes closest to our ideals.” ~ Max Borders
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Explaining Free Speech to the Twitterati (Elon Musk Edition)
“Digital mobs will still be able to ruin people’s lives. But as long as Musk liberalizes Twitter’s speech policies, the free-speech reductionists will have to decide whether they want to stick around for the steady diet of real diversity.” ~ Max Borders
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Native American Tribe Hopes to Colonize the World With Digital Freedom
“If the Green Earth Zone project is successful, Native Americans – of all people – will have saved a few scraps of freedom. That they’re willing to share that freedom with the rest of us speaks volumes about the integrity of the Catawba people.” ~ Max Borders
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Trudeau’s Tactics Are Coming to America: Learn Crypto Custody
“Whether you are a donor or a recipient, make sure to learn how to be a custodian of your cryptocurrency. Learning about crypto will help keep the lights blinking in America. After all, the Biden Administration has already made threats.” ~ Max Borders
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Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
“The only question left is: What kind of society do you want your children to inherit? The good times are over. The hard times are coming. We need strong people like Tricia Lindsay to remind us it’s time to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.” ~ Max Borders
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When “Mass Formation Psychosis” Meets Irish Democracy
“We must underthrow these authorities. And that starts with our dogged resistance, withdrawal, and truculence. But maybe Irish Democracy need not be ‘silent,’ as Scott describes it. Maybe it’s time to get loud.” ~ Max Borders
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Politics is Dead. Now What?
“A revolution in entrepreneurship – subversive innovation – is the tip of the spear for societal change. Never forget that you are launching your attack from the highest moral high ground of all: consent. Your enemies will have to fight you from the low perch of compulsion.” ~ Max Borders
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Tyrannies of Hyperreality
“Outsourcing our problems to distant capitals has always gotten us into bigger problems. So the lesson here is not just about hyperreality. We must start to decentralize. Localize. Self-organize.” ~ Max Borders
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•
Politics Is the Pathology. Morality Is the Cure.
“The world is forgetting timeless truths, distracted as they are by political spectacles and errant ideologies. Even if that means shouting into the wind, we must do everything we can to rediscover the human practices that guard civilization.” ~ Max Borders
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A Parent’s Guide to Kendi’s Antiracist Baby
“Maybe we should go back to reading liberalism to our children. By liberalism, I mean a cluster of ideas that includes equal freedom, equal treatment under the law, and colorblindness.” ~ Max Borders
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Subversive Innovation: A Strategic Reading of Nozick’s Framework for Utopia
“I suggest we reshuffle Nozick’s thesis to transform his theoretical framework into a practical mindset. We can use the Framework as a strategic lens for spawning subversive innovations that promise each of us a society that comes closest to our ideals.” ~ Max Borders
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Explaining Free Speech to the Twitterati (Elon Musk Edition)
“Digital mobs will still be able to ruin people’s lives. But as long as Musk liberalizes Twitter’s speech policies, the free-speech reductionists will have to decide whether they want to stick around for the steady diet of real diversity.” ~ Max Borders
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Native American Tribe Hopes to Colonize the World With Digital Freedom
“If the Green Earth Zone project is successful, Native Americans – of all people – will have saved a few scraps of freedom. That they’re willing to share that freedom with the rest of us speaks volumes about the integrity of the Catawba people.” ~ Max Borders
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Trudeau’s Tactics Are Coming to America: Learn Crypto Custody
“Whether you are a donor or a recipient, make sure to learn how to be a custodian of your cryptocurrency. Learning about crypto will help keep the lights blinking in America. After all, the Biden Administration has already made threats.” ~ Max Borders
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Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
“The only question left is: What kind of society do you want your children to inherit? The good times are over. The hard times are coming. We need strong people like Tricia Lindsay to remind us it’s time to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.” ~ Max Borders
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When “Mass Formation Psychosis” Meets Irish Democracy
“We must underthrow these authorities. And that starts with our dogged resistance, withdrawal, and truculence. But maybe Irish Democracy need not be ‘silent,’ as Scott describes it. Maybe it’s time to get loud.” ~ Max Borders
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Politics is Dead. Now What?
“A revolution in entrepreneurship – subversive innovation – is the tip of the spear for societal change. Never forget that you are launching your attack from the highest moral high ground of all: consent. Your enemies will have to fight you from the low perch of compulsion.” ~ Max Borders