In this video I explain my hypothesis, based on Nick Szabo’s concept and Geoffrey West’s ‘‘ theory, that scaling is the driver behind human history.
My hypothesis statement is:
Our goals are to reproduce, procure food, secure shelter, and grow as a species.
For that, we scale and overcome barriers through:
– Platform building
– Trust minimization
– Division of labour
– Reduction of transaction costs
– The price system
– Commerce
Can you can identify the pattern I see? For that please watch the video below for my presentation:
Sources and inspiration:
– The idea of human scaling is an extension of the concept of social scalability by Nick Szabo:
– The idea of trust minimization is an extension of “Trusted Third Parties are Security Holes” by Nick Szabo:
– The idea that social organizations, cities, corporations and organisms scale is from “The surprising math of cities and corporations” by Geoffrey West:
– The concept of division of labour:
– The concept of transaction costs:
– Relationship between the price system and local knowledge by Friedrich A. Hayek:
– Artifacts of wealth as archaic forms of money by Nick Szabo:
– Shelling Out: The Origins of Money by Nick Szabo:
