We are transitioning from a broadcast society to a swarm society. This transition is accelerating.

In finance, gated info & institutional control gave way to Reddit swarms (Gamestop) & memecoins.

In politics, centralized campaigns are replaced by individual accounts with distribution (X accounts with ~250K+ followers), podcasts (e.g. Joe Rogan), viral videos, meme flows.

In media, labels & studios lose power to unpredictable TikTok virality (e.g. Fleetwood Mac’s Dreams re-entered charts via a TikTok video).

This shift is will only accelerate with AI.

AI will amplify narratives, allow more people to participate through lowering the barrier for people to create compelling content (e.g. high production value videos), and create more real-time reactions to things as they unfold live because they can react faster than humans.

Crypto will play a key role moving forward.

Crypto isn’t “just money”. Because crypto is programmable, it is a new form of swarm coordination through incentivization & markets.

For example:

- Markets for creator time & attention will democratize access to key nodes in the swarm

- Prediction & opinion markets may determine what is "true" in a post-fact world and shape public opinion.

- Token incentives will drive swarm behavior way past just defi; this will drive information dissemination, coordinated online behaviors, and more.

- AI agents with wallets & their own agendas will incentivize behaviors that suit their goals.

With crypto, swarms become intelligent, goal-seeking, and durable.