Underthrow Podcast | with Max Borders. If cooperative relationships give rise to flourishing, why don't we transition away from government by submission to government by subscription?
The same way "faster, cheaper, and better" became part of the generalised cultural expectation, it also became a central part of the zeitgeist. People want their deliveries faster and cheaper. They want their money transfers faster and cheaper. At a restaurant: please bring my food out faster and price it more cheaply. Now, if you can deliver faster, cheaper, and better, you win. There's no need to beat up the other guy or put him down.
The cliché likely goes something like this: I doubt Henry Ford needed to dunk on the horse-and-buggy maker. So, to answer your question, beyond us regurgitating platitudes (I don't mean that in any pejorative sense) at each other, the answer is to build a better example, to show the power of a good example, a good working model. I've got a few ideas in mind that are getting worked on.
I love this approach! Choices rather than forcing
This is, for sure, the way. Opt in and opt out. Fluidity. Choice. À la carte services and different tiers of membership, if available.
How do we make this into a generalized cultural expectation? How do we make this thinking a central part of the Zeitgeist?
The same way "faster, cheaper, and better" became part of the generalised cultural expectation, it also became a central part of the zeitgeist. People want their deliveries faster and cheaper. They want their money transfers faster and cheaper. At a restaurant: please bring my food out faster and price it more cheaply. Now, if you can deliver faster, cheaper, and better, you win. There's no need to beat up the other guy or put him down.
The cliché likely goes something like this: I doubt Henry Ford needed to dunk on the horse-and-buggy maker. So, to answer your question, beyond us regurgitating platitudes (I don't mean that in any pejorative sense) at each other, the answer is to build a better example, to show the power of a good example, a good working model. I've got a few ideas in mind that are getting worked on.
I would sure love it if my subscription ran out and wasn't renewed for eternity.