#topic ### Description Plurality (⿻) proposes systems and technologies designed to facilitate collaboration across social differences, aiming to harness collective intelligence and promote social progress. This socio-technological framework recognizes society as a complex network of diverse, intersecting affiliations and seeks to leverage this understanding to create more effective collaborative structures. As a concept it is: 1. **Descriptive**: - Emphasizes that the social world is a complex web of diverse and overlapping groups and affiliations. 2. **Normative**: - Views diversity as the driving force behind social progress. - Suggests successful societies harness the energy of their diverse populations for positive change. 3. **Prescriptive**: - Proposes that digital technology should support collaboration and understanding across social differences. - Suggests technology should create engines for harnessing the potential of diversity. Plurality can be applied in various aspects of society: - **Property**: Challenges traditional notions of private property, suggesting alternative models like partial common ownership. - **Identity**: Advocates for identity systems recognizing the multifaceted nature of individuals and their affiliations. - **Voting**: Proposes innovative mechanisms like quadratic voting and liquid democracy. - **Commerce**: Encourages economic models supporting collaborative production and consumption. ### Key Resources [PLURALITY: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy](https://www.plurality.net/) ### People - [[Glen Weyl]] - [[Audrey Tang]] - [[Vitalik Buterin]] - [[Puja Ohlhaver]] - [[Danielle Allen]] ### Related Orgs, Projects, Publications - [[RadicalxChange]] - [[Plurality Institute]] - [[Ethereum Foundation]] - [[AI Objectives Institute]] - [[MIT Center for Constructive Communication]] - "Decentralized Society: Finding Web3's Soul" (Paper) ### Related Topics - [[Decentralized Society (DeSoc)]] - [[Web3]] - [[Digital Identity]] - [[Soul Bound Token (SBT)]] - [[Voting Innovation]] - [[Civic Tech & Democracy]] - [[Plural Funding]] - [[Quadratic Voting]] ### Subjects - Rights and operating systems - Identity and association - Collaboration across differences - Voting and governance - Social markets - Workplace dynamics - Healthcare - Media - Political science - Economics - Game theory