Forking the social system
2023-05-24
What is folk: branching off from an existing one to create another version
Commonly used words in the context of software
I thought "forking a social system" meant "anything implemented in open source can be easily forked."
but reading Audrey Tang's "Let's talk about a future no one has seen yet...", I realized that it has a much broader meaning
p.42
It is only democratic when the right to choose is left to the citizens.
real name registration system using short messages.
In addition to the paper-based system, a digital option was added.
more options
p.91
g0v
If the government can't get it right, we'll set an example ourselves."
Instead of changing governments, we are branching out.
If the government sees their example and thinks it's a good one, they can just go ahead and use it."
Change gov to g0v on the government website.
To create a situation where there are multiple options.
/tkgshn-private/The Case for “Forking” Traditional Government
https://substack.garysheng.com/p/the-case-for-forking-traditional
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