In part 2 of this conversation with Michel Bauwens, founder and director of the P2P Foundation, we cover:

• Historical perspective on how belief systems and worldviews interplay with civilisation-level system transitions.


• Crypto as a social elite in the creation of new open infrastructure and institutions.


• a Cosmolocal view on how crypto can play a role in the pulsation of the commons.


• [43:00 ] Michel's personal journey: a difficult childhood growing up in Belgium, becoming a revolutionary Marxist in early adulthood, living in Osho's Rajneeshpuram, inspired to create as an entrepreneur & documentary film maker, going through major life crises and being twice-born, setting up P2P Foundation and interest in civilisation history.

Connect with Michel Bauwens:

• Substack: 4th Generation Civilization


• X (formerly Twitter): @mbauwens


• P2P Foundation: P2P Foundation Wiki

Connect with Light Forest:

• Website: www.lightforest.world


• Twitter: Light Forest & @devlewis18


• Instagram: @lightforestworld & @daiyisi

🥁The music for the podcast is produced by me using a combination of Bandlab and original recording of a Hapi drum (a type of tongue drum) played be me.