Death of the Modern, Post-War Macroculture
I firmly believe that the correct path for this company is to start at the microculture level compared to the macroculture level. What I mean by this, is that an initiative like what IGF is striving for in this current economic/political climate has to start with small & humble roots instead of optimizing for a highly profitable agricultural revolution from the jump. I will refuse overzealous investments from venture capitalists.
Why? Simply because nobody truly trusts large corporations, the current economic systems, and most “leaders” -- we just pretend to do so in order to get paid & survive. I don't know about you but I'm tired of pretending like everything is fine with the status quo while one-by-one our systems & livelihoods stagnate, free-fall, or pop. If I were to accept exorbitant amounts of cash to make IGF a reality, it would create unrealistic expectations & I would be forced into repeating the same failing cycle of the visionaries & entrepreneurs before my time.
Modern Macroculture Post WW2
Increasingly dissociated/robotic
Passivity over activity
Decisions by committee; lack of trust in the individual
Massive layoffs
Artificial inflation
Bots, scalpers, resellers
Bureaucratic middle men
Record levels of inequality and in-equal access to resources by design
Death by analysis (“analysis paralysis”)
Predatory monetization models
Profits over people
I could go on and on but I’m sure you get the gist. I don’t know about you, but I am tired of this nonsense & I’m ready to act.
The new wave of American culture will start with individuals taking risks from the heart and finding support in their community. The honesty, authenticity & individualism of the highly active grassroots microcultures will soon triumph over the macroculture that has been force fed to us by large corporate entities, rigged systems, and gamed metrics. Society at large is starting to wake up; we’re angry; and we can run circles around the titans in the industry.
Now let's get moving.
Inspired by Ted Gioia
Ted’s article in his blog, “The Honest Broker”: In 2024, the Tension Between Macroculture and Microculture Will Turn into War
