Today is a historic day in America. Many people will vote for the first time in their lives. There will be record turnout in many parts of the country. We are on track to elect a leader that many people (myself included) feel is moving us toward a better way of governing like it matters -- a potentially transformative, once-in-a-lifetime leader.
Since I can only hit refresh on election tracking pages so many times while I wait for exit poll and voting counts, I am channeling my eager anxiousness into Superstruct today.
In addition to the 450 active discussions that you can comment on, and the 777 (lucky number!) stories that you can browse and rave, there are currently 500 ideas to change the world in the Superstructure database. While many have the ring of the familiar, employing popular 2008 ideas for saving the world, many are also eye-popping, mind-expanding ideas I literally never heard of, thought of, or imagined before.
So I'm working my way systematically through every single Superstructure today (it's easy, just clicking through the sidebar working my way backwards from 500 to 1), joining and editing every single Superstructure I can make a meaningful comment on. When I come across one that is a new idea I've never heard of before, I join and add an idea or ask a question even if I'm not sure how exactly I could help -- because I want to propel the strange new idea forward.
I hope some of you will join me today. As we change the world in 2008, and we can also get a head-start on the problems that are going to take more than one historic day to solve. Some problems will take years to solve, and that's why we're getting a head start on 2019 today.
I know that helping to develop someone else's superstructure can feel like an intimidating mission, but it's really quite easy and you can develop quite a rhythm. You don't have to add solutions -- even just asking smart questions is a huge contribution.
I'm loving right now:
I Voted in 2008 Hacking the democratic process to have perpetual feedback
Catalog of Feedback Failures How to make better decisions
Think fast. Slow Down. Reintroducing regular days of fast
Speculative Culturesmithing "We can rebuild that culture for you wholesale"
Government, Inc. Better services for discerning citizens
The Dewey Decimal Human Organic Taxonomy Project Celebrating and classifying our differences, one digit at a time -- for better interaction and collaboration and alliances
Stop Being in the Wrong Place The transit problem becomes a stasis problem
The Global Village - A third place for refugee women where YOU live. it takes a village in your city to raise the world
The Esoteric Pony Express Shop and swap until you drop, via slightly absurd methods!
Also loving ReDS Air+:
The process of helping these and other superstructures develop is really simple. And we could REALLY use your help!
1. Register if you haven’t yet: http://www.superstructgame.net/UserRegistration
OR
Log in if you have: http://www.superstructgame.net/Login
2. Go to the superstructures
That's the green button on the upper righthand side of the screen -- or just paste the URL http://www.superstructgame.net/SuperstructCreate
3. Scroll through the sidebar, raving, joining, and editing!
3. JOIN! It (orange button)
4.Go back to the superstructure and click EDIT next to one of the sections (“HOW THIS SUPERSTRUCTURE WORKS” e.g. or "DISCUSS THIS SUPERSTRUCTURE") and type your ideas/advice/questions! Sign your edit like this – POSTED BY [username]
So what do you say? After you've done your part in 2008, help me do our part in 2019!
No comments:
Post a Comment