It turns out that some problems are solvable by a massively parallelized optimization process based on independent decision making, advertising, pricing, and mo

It turns out that some problems are solvable by a massively parallelized optimization process based on independent decision making, advertising, pricing, and money. Success stories include food production, household goods, and many kinds of media. Failures include addictive drugs, gambling, global warming, and healthcare. As a civilization we’re crushing it on problems solvable by capitalism. The solution to other problems is not new ways of measuring things to make them fungible (sounds like Wuffie). The solution is other forms of collective action and decision making, like functional governments and NGOs.