rough draft of symbionomics presentation

1. a primer

2. The real world is VERY complex,
with COUNTLESS types of flows
and relationships.

3. We use currency symbols to represent and
reflect flows that are happening in real life.
mirror

4. Because the world is so complex, we can
only make SOME flows visible.
mirror

5. The flows we make visible have a
POWERFUL effect on our actions...
mirror

6. ...which in turn are reflected back by our
currency symbols.
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7. This continual feedback loop shapes
our behavior in profound ways.
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8. If we measure different flows...
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9. ...we start behaving differently.
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10. Clearly, choosing what and how flows are
mirrored is VERY powerful.
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11. At its core, the process of creating currency
symbols is actually a form of writing.
a b c d e f g....
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12. And in a similar way, currencies reflect our
culture back to us.
a b c d e f g....
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13. You might recall these guys...

14. Didn’t they say something about “free speech?”

15. One reason free speech is important is that
it allows a culture to develop organically...
a b c d e f g....
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16. ...without the interference of a centralized
power structure.
a b c d e f g....
power structure
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17. It’s easy to recognize such interference when
the government is responsible...
a b c d e f g....
government
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18. ...but harder when the interference is built
into the medium itself.
a b c d e f g....
medium
mirror

19. For a long time, it was very expensive to
print and distribute writing.
a b c d e f g....
print industry
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20. Today it is very cheap.
a b c d e f g....
blogs, social
media, etc. mirror

21. Practically speaking, our speech is more free,
because more people have access to distribution.
a b c d e f g....
blogs, social
media, etc. mirror

22. Now, back to currency...
mirror

23. Banks control the primary monetary
currency in our culture...
banks
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24. ...and there are many other kinds of
currency...
USDA
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25. ...all of which reflect different flows
that occurred.
DMV
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26. BUT, most currencies depend on middlemen
between the flows and the reflection.
MIDDLEMEN mirror

27. Clearly, choosing what gets mirrored is
VERY powerful.
mirror

28. We use symbols to mark flows
thereby making them visible.
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29. We use symbols to mark flows
thereby making them visible.
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