xCO · Core reading
Five pieces to understand xCO.
Best read in order — from the idea itself, through the risk it answers and what we’re building, to how the capital is meant to work.
- Civilizational OptioneeringIndy’s Long Now talk. The whole idea, in his own words. Start here. (opens in a new tab)
- The Logic of Cascading RiskHow biophysical breakdown becomes civilizational risk, and why that is the problem xCO answers. (opens in a new tab)
- The xCO proposal deck (short)What we are building and asking for. (opens in a new tab)
- The Planetary Cascade AtlasThe systems the cascades run through. (opens in a new tab)
- The Capital Logic ChainHow the money is meant to work, step by step. (opens in a new tab)