It doesn't matter if you don't like tech billionaires or think tech is just for nerds.
The minds who have disrupted countless industries over the past three decades, reinventing sectors from scratch like commerce (e-commerce), communication (iPhone), media (social media), space exploration (SpaceX), and money (Bitcoin), are the same ones who are now putting all their energy into solving problems that only governments used to tackle, such as governance, legal systems, health, and infrastructure.
For example, Bitcoin, a platform superior to a State central bank, which today supports a trillion-dollar industry, was created by a single developer. SpaceX, with a few hundred million dollars and a small team, was able to surpass NASA. Only a few decades ago, this would have been deemed impossible.
If there's one thing we should have learned in recent years, it's that technological disruption driven by the Internet and startups is an unstoppable force. These lean, agile, and digital organizations, led by brilliant and ambitious founders, can sweep incumbents and powerful corporations off the map.
But tech is not monolithic.
There is a wide spectrum of approaches to building this future, from open-source decentralized ecosystems to closed environments based on surveillance and ads.
Which future will prevail is still unknown.
Therefore, if you want to have a chance to influence how our future institutions operate, if you want to understand and help build governance systems that are inclusive, fair, and open, now is the time to get involved and collaborate. The tech future is inevitable, but you can be a protagonist and adapt it for your community.