[defen]

Theory: only a system as esoteric as Urbit could generate the necessary asabiyyah to actually pull this off. It's not just a tech problem, it's also a social engineering problem. As in, how can you self-select for only the smartest, most dedicated people to build your system? Well, allow me to introduce you to Hoon https://urbit.org/docs/hoon/

[likeclockwork]

Well, there's a question of who I want engineering my social reality in addition.

I think there's quite a lot of selection going on and the criteria are much broader than just just "the smartest, most dedicated" engineers.