Democrats versus Republicans is old world vs old world. We need a new dialogic that starts from scratch.
The Cyborg Politician – Someone who sees the changing world, and wants to create the system that cultivates the future expansion. Or someone who is infected with technology and fears its expansion.
Think enabling smart cars. Think getting rid of and automating shit jobs, and replacing them with a baseline living wage.
Think voting online.
Think mining databases for health trends.
Think of turning the world into freelancers. Forget about conventional jobs in industries that are being artificially propped up.
Do individual rights matter? How do we secure digital patient records, etc, etc.
What are the non sexy components of this party?
An algorithm instead of a jury or peers. Publish the source code for the algorithm, so that the public can make sure that the programming is above board.
Union busting so that we can get rid of the Command and control teaching model. Rote memorization and standardardized curriculums must go.
What is the role of patent law? Do we make everything open source?
Home genetic testing.
Intro – to the tune of Beethovens Symphony no. 7 opus 92. building into it as we introduce the subject. No talking as the music crescendoes.
Art idea: the cover of The Leviathan, but done in binary.
Make leviathan more cyberpunk. Or make a cyberpunk leviathan (the serpent, not the man).
Leading thinkers
Futurist- Peter Thiel, Peter Diamandis, Eric Weinstein, Ray Kurzweil
Dark futurist – Sam Harris