ep. 220 - Building Social Consensus: Polkadot's Path to Global Governance

About this episode

Dom discusses Polkadot's potential as a decentralized global government and offers insights on contributing to its ecosystem.

In this episode of Space Monkeys, Dom, a member of the Polkadot Fellowship, shares his transition from developing hit VR games to diving deep into blockchain. He discusses Polkadot's potential as a decentralized global government, the trade-offs of decentralization, OpenGov's role in consensus building, and challenges like inflation and personhood proofs. Dom offers practical advice on contributing to Polkadot's ecosystem, avoiding common pitfalls in GitHub and forums, and why Polkadot stands out for secure, democratic governance. Whether you're into crypto or network states, this conversation uncovers the future of blockchain coordination. Want to know what's happening with Polkadot first? Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Kus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on X! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by Blissomatico⁠

People in this episode

Host: Space Monkeys

Guest: Dom

Topics covered

• blockchain
• decentralization
• governance
• Polkadot
• OpenGov
• crypto
• network states

Keywords

• Polkadot
• decentralized governance
• OpenGov
• blockchain coordination
• crypto
• personhood proofs
• inflation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Polkadot, Polkadot Fellowship, OpenGov, GitHub

Books & works: Blissomatico