People, problems, agency
People
History’s most productive collaborative circles, third spaces and decentralised online networks have demonstrated the outsized impact creative groups can have on human progress.
Like the Ancient Greek agora - a small, densely concentrated marketplace for free exchange of ideas whose intellectual achievements have shaped the world for millennia.
Isn’t it ironic that these social scenes are so rare when the ingredients are so simple: a group of motivated people with a space to regularly meet?
Problems
Over the past two centuries the world has improved dramatically, but there are countless problems left to solve - the world can be much better.
How should you decide what to work on? The best approach might not be through existing philosophies and frameworks, but a peer group with a space to argue, debate, and refine your sense of what truly matters.
The best we can hope for is to fall in love with a problem that brings life meaning and find others who share that passion.
Agency
Progress is not inevitable. You cannot rely on others to solve the problems you think are most important.
Fortunately, you live in the best time in history to tackle them. You have a PhD in your pocket. Soon you’ll have small armies of intelligent agents at your disposal.
Increasingly the limiting factor to progress is not rare, exceptional talent, but the agency, will and determination to try.
Experimental Labs is a community for motivated individuals looking for a group to work on problems that matter. If that sounds like you, join us at our next meeting! Here’s what to expect: