There were 9 contributions to the the Cosmos Better Future Prize 2022.
I felt like every one of the submissions was a genuine attempt to move the ball forward. When I rank the essays in terms of relative level of contribution, I come out as follows:
FIRST PRIZE WINNERS
Andromeda Macro Theses
Cosmosis: Holonic Community Computer
Effective Cybernetic Coordination
SECOND PRIZE WINNERS
Provable Institutions – and Asshole Proof Too!
Positive Sum Worlds: Remaking Public Goods
A Return to Wholeness: A Web3 Journey to Evolve Beyond Centralized Power Structures
THIRD PRIZE WINNERS
Forecasting Wedge of GDP Growth with Cosmos App Chains
Headwinds: The Transition Will Not Be Easy
On Governance
The prize of 500 ATOM shall be awarded as follows:
1st prize – 72 ATOM
2nd prize – 53 ATOM
3rd prize – 42 ATOM
URL Links to the essay entries are provided below in no particular order.
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The essays were submitted between Oct 15-Nov 15, 2022.
During this time window the SBF FTX nightmare occurred, which makes the work of the prize and finding a ‘true north’ for the Web 3.0 space all the more important.
The good news is, there are some incredibly intelligent visionaries within the Cosmos and Web 3.0 ecosystem!
The many terrific intellectual contributions make me feel hopeful: we are evolving beyond the greed years and into the era of building an expanding network of interconnected on-chain protocols that deliver social value.
The discussion has definitely come a long ways from ICOs and token pumps to discussing new kinds of public goods, nested systems of holonic insitutions, and cybernetic coordination within strong values-aligned communities.
People are starting to discuss what is possible in terms of building a new digital society on top of Rule of Code and blockchain institutions.
Humanity 3.0 