The full second episode of The Network Society is now available on X. It’s our best production yet. We visited Puerto Rico’s biotech hub to explore new cancer and blindness treatments, then returned to @Prosperahn to discuss startup-driven regulatory alternatives. Enjoy it.

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Don't underestimate how much innovation arises from competition, and how fulfilling it can feel to successfully participate in that.

YouTube is such an underrated channel for culture and education. There are so many gems there. It’s really just a matter of curating the right content for your kids (or you).

The first stop on our documentary tour is Austin. We’ll land there on October 21 and stay for a little over a week. Although we love talking to founders and experts, what we’re really looking for is families with kids in alternative schools or homeschooling using tech, community-driven solutions, mentors, and other unconventional approaches. If you know someone who fits, tag them below or send me a DM. Texas, California, NY area works well.

People get excited about the tech, but the tech is just a means for new models of educating. I’m very big on human to human learning (especially through mentoring and dialogue) AND the radical personalization possible through tech, especially for concrete skills. Humans do what humans do best, tech does what tech does best.

I just talked to one of the leading founders in the alternative schooling space, and he made a very good point. We often think about technology in education as a way to improve learning: better tools, faster learning, greater scale, lower costs. But there is a less obvious and more foundational impact. Technology creates a new frontier where new models can be built outside the constraints of the traditional system. Instead of having to confront every layer of bureaucracy, regulation, and legal risk head-on, builders can use new technologies to find entirely new paths around them. For the first time, we have tools that make it economically feasible to build alternative systems in spaces that were previously too costly, risky, or constrained by the existing institutional framework. And this goes far beyond education. The same dynamic applies to many sectors historically dominated by legacy institutions and government. Technology enables better services and more efficient processes. But more importantly, it creates a new frontier where small startups can build new systems beyond many of the bureaucratic and legal constraints of the old ones.

bro @dhh have literally sold out Dell XPS from all stores in Brazil, even the dell store. wtf.😅

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I actually agree with this. That's why I'm bullished on tech, even more now with AI. Only tech can scale great education for billions of kids. It won't be the ideal world where they have the perfect in-person learning environment, but at least they'll have a 24/7 coach with the best learning techniques to motivate you and teach you whatever you want.

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Events are amazing social tools, with so much potential to unlock value for attendees. However, the more events I go to, the more I see how commoditized they've become. Talks, food & drinks, conversations with 3–5 people, and done. In-person gatherings can - and should - be way more productive and creative than this, without becoming boring or performative. You should connect with the most interesting people attending the event. You should be able to share your work and unlock opportunities within the community. Networking should be easy, fun, seamless, and phygital, and work even for people who are shy or introverted. That's what we've been experimenting with at @ipecity's meetups. At our last event, we ran a structured networking session that significantly increased both the number and quality of connections compared with conventional meetups. The feedback has been incredible: "You did awesome with the guided networking session. Best I've seen in a while." The fortune cookies created by @vitoriagoodies were particularly special. We used them as a fun way to recommend great content, give away prizes, and create more interaction with our community. Our goal at @ipecity is to share amazing content about frontier tech and connect people working at the frontier and building ambitious, real-world projects. Hope to see you at one of our next events. luma.com/ipecity

Very exciting! Tech is coming for the legacy education system. 🚀

Education is about to fragment like media did. We’ve been researching for the third episode of our documentary networksociety.film, which will feature projects and builders creating alternatives to the legacy education system using AI. New approaches are already emerging, and we’re about to see an explosion of learning models built for different kinds of learners. Really excited to see what people build in this new reality.

If you want to reform a system, defend the alternatives Exit, Voice, and Loyalty (books.google.com/books/about…) is one of the best books for understanding what makes an organization change. I see these dynamics play out incredibly consistently when new technologies challenge established industries. In the book, Hirschman describes two main mechanisms for an organization to recover: exit, by leaving or switching providers, and voice, by complaining, organizing, or demanding change. If people complain but have nowhere else to go, an organization may be able to keep ignoring them. Their demands can carry more weight when they also have a real option to leave. For example, customers may ask a bank to lower its transfer fees. If they can make those transfers more cheaply and reliably through a crypto network, the bank risks losing their business. Now it has another reason to respond. Those customers can stay and keep pushing for lower fees, while having somewhere else to go if nothing changes. That doesn't mean every departure helps reform. If the most active critics all leave, those who stay can lose important allies. The possibility of exit and everyone actually leaving aren't the same thing. This is why I think people trying to reform a system should defend people's ability to choose an alternative, even when they personally want to stay. That means supporting the freedom to switch providers and pushing back on barriers that exist just to prevent it. They still need to organize and push for change. But a credible alternative can give those demands more force. Although it seems paradoxical, making exit possible can make your voice more powerful and effective.

welcome @MrBeast to the startup society industry. more and more we are seeing tech founders and creators build what once only governments had the capacity to so. global financial networks, rocket companies, currencies, schools, hospitals, full cities. I think an indirect message of this video is how cheap and fast you can build such a community. and the fact we don't see this happening at scale in different emerging countries is due only to corruption and lack of competence from the leaders. lawyers, economists, intelectuals would never be able to build that. we need more founders and technologists in gov-related industries. piped.video/watch?v=v9QtM6qn…

so was this the shortest bear market ever?

Rewatching this piece of art this weekend. I've been tired of adhd fast-pacing visually overwhelming documentaries/movies. Wild wild country is very refreshing and artistic. Slow pace. Deep conversations. Amazing storytelling. Insane plot twists.