About us

Tired of doomerism and ready for inspiring visions of radical abundance for everyone?

I’m looking for like-minded people in Oslo and the surrounding region to join or help build an inclusive space for discussing “abundance”-related topics including AI, clean energy, industrial capacity, etc. I’m not a tech expert or a professional, just an enthusiast looking for a social venue to share motivating visions for Norway, Europe and humanity. It would be cool if we could make this a non-partisan space where people from all sides of the political spectrum feel welcome, and where all kinds of ideas, even strange and controversial ones, can be discussed with intellectual humility and empathy for others.

Help shape this group: Since this is a new initiative, input is highly appreciated, like suggestions for specific topics, or venues to host meetups. If you are passionate about these topics and want to help take charge or develop this concept further, you are highly welcomed. By the way, I’m curious: what are some similar groups in Oslo that you enjoy attending?

We don’t have a scheduled event yet, as I’m waiting for a few more members to join so we can find a date that works for everyone. In the meantime, feel free to join the group and send me a message to say hi and share what topics you’re most excited about!

Here are some suggestions about things we could dive into:

The Enlightenment heritage: strengthening the values and institutions that have created the relative abundance we enjoy today - liberal democracy, science, rule of law, universal morality/empathy, international collaboration, etc
Pragmatic win-win solutions across the political spectrum
Economic productivity and competitiveness, including creating a better climate for our startups and scaleups, strengthening/finishing the European single market
Industrial capacity: strengthening European supply chains, regional security, and taking full advantage of the emerging physical AI revolution
AI: boosting the Norwegian and European AI ecosystems, help shape global AI governance/safety standards, sovereign AI, building a large data center fleet, UBI
Clean energy: scaling massive amounts of affordable clean energy to combat climate change, secure energy independence and power the AI revolution
Housing abundance: Finding ways to make our cities more affordable for everyone.
“Eco-modernism”: Using technology to grow the economy while boosting the abundance of nature
Animal welfare: making the world a better place for both humans and non-human animals
Space: European space sector, Andøya Space, the Artemis program
Norwegian “blue abundance”: leveraging Norwegian offshore knowhow to generate multi-sector abundance for Norway, Europe and beyond