The World of Archania Optimization of Governance, Education and Research

Traditions and social environments that give us adverse incentives, make us prone to behave in many suboptimal ways. Countries might for example use lots of money on military expenditures, which might seem like a good idea if other countries are doing the same. However, if we didn't feel threatened by other countries, we could use that money on other more constructive things, such as education and health care. Similarly, it might seem like a good idea for researchers to publish articles in prestigious journals, since that can make them more famous. However, access to articles from those journals is often very expensive, and if universities didn't need to use so much money on access journals and databases, they could use that money on other more constructive things.To optimize our global society, we need to motivate people to make better choices. Since we are social beings, we are primarily motivated to do what everybody else is doing. If a large amount of people get better informed about these ideas, it might contribute to increasing the prevalence of better incentives in our society. It is however often difficult to change the mindset of older generations. This website therefore focus a great deal upon how to educate children.

Governance

Blueprint for a progressive world democracy