Welcome to the Decentralized Autonomous Society. Exploring the evolution of governance through blockchain technology. www.meetup.com/Decentralized-Autonomous-Society-Meetup-Palo-Alto/

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The revolution begins
@ the L❤ve Nest

3. Philosophy

11. Community & Decentralization
Anthony D’Onofrio
Global Director of Community Engagement
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@iamtexture

12. Why Decentralization?
Decentralization of Power !
• Increase individual autonomy / freedom
• Reduce systemic abuses
• Cryptocurrency to the rescue!

13. Why Decentralization?
Cryptocurrencies Fail at Decentralization of Power!
• Present a solution to centralized currencies
• Still allow for the centralization of economic capital
and intellectual capital
• Nothing inherent to cryptocurrency universally solves
the problem of centralized power
• These systems present only possibilities

14. It’s Up to Us
• Technologies are merely tools.
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• They are value-neutral, and guarantee nothing.
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• We get the future that we build and nurture.
What world do we want to live in?
What do we value?
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15. The Value of Community
A healthy, productive community provides an infrastructure
which supports the creation of social capital and bonds, and
qualitative development.
• Economic Support
• Social Support
• Community Space
• Inspiration

16. How is Community Created?
• Historically emerged organically from proximity and need.
• Must be constructed bottom-up and must grow organically
• The strength of the social bonds and amount of social
capital dictates the health of the community.
• Feeling of participation and ownership is key.
• The community must build itself through a sense of
common purpose, belief, and responsibility.
• It takes the conscious commitment of individuals to build a
community.
• You are the builder of your community.

17. Ownership & Funding Models
Centralization of Ownership:!
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• Centralization of Reward
• Centralization of Risk
• Disproportionate weight on entrepreneurs
• Disproportionate power to institutional investors
• 80% of businesses started fail within the first 18 months.
• This rate of failure is destructive to the individual
• This rate of failure is expected and calculated for by
institutional investors.

18. Crucial Pieces
Technology!
• Social Operating System - Ethereum
• Decentralized funding & ownership models. - Swarm
• Community Credit, Reputation Systems, & Ethos - DECENT
• Community Tokens / Currency
• DAOs + Embedded Socioeconomic & Political Structures

19. A Call to Arms
• We get the future that we Imagine.
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• We get the future that we Create.
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• We get the future that we Build. Together.
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• We have the technology.
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