isolarii #13: My Techno-optimism

A response to modernity’s most rancorous cynics and its most reckless techno-fetishists. To navigate humanity’s pivotal century, Buterin proposes, a nuanced approach to technological acceleration that prioritizes human agency, democratic innovations, and decentralization.

The name isolarii originates from the Venetian tradition of ‘island books’. Each issue of the magazine is dedicated to a singular idea/story:

Their 13th issue: My Techno-optimism. A response to modernity’s most rancorous cynics and its most reckless techno-fetishists. To navigate humanity’s pivotal century, Vitalik Buterin (computer programmer and co-founder of Ethereum) proposes d/acc, a nuanced approach to technological acceleration that prioritizes human agency, democratic innovations, and decentralization.