Sex and Economy: Reading Desire in Web3

Abstract: "Code is Law," but why do we desire to be ruled by code? A cost-benefit analysis based on marginal preferences and outcomes would seem to suggest: because code is less fallible than human beings. But is this a premise or a conclusion of blockchain projects? The circularity of desire, like the circularity of capitalist economy (Marx's 'MCM' formula), makes reasoning about our longings notoriously difficult. This seminar will share some of the research conducted at Neta DAO Academy on the intersection of political economy and libidinal economy vis-a-vis tokenomics/monetary theory, digital ontology, and governance design through a Lacanian lens to respond to the question: What do—and what can—we want from Web3?

human-computer interactionsocial and information networkslaw and economicspolitical economyhistory of economic thought

Audience: general audience

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Metagovernance Seminar

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The Metagovernance Seminar invites individuals working in online governance to present their work to a community of other researchers and practitioners. Topics of the seminar include, but are not limited to, computational tools for governance, governance incidents and case studies from online communities, topics in cryptoeconomics, and the design of digital constitutions.

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The seminar is intended for researchers and practitioners in online governance, broadly defined. We welcome guests and curious members of the public, but please note that the discussion is moderated. Our governance structure is defined here: metagov.pubpub.org/metagov-governance

Please contact a planning committee member (Nathan Schneider, Divya Siddarth, Michael Zargham, Joshua Tan, and Seth Frey) if you are interested in becoming a member of the seminar.

Where available, a direct link to the archived video is linked beneath the video tags.

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