The idea of a republic is based on representation by a few. This has been demonstrated to be flawed. Its based on an elitist worldview.
We need to scrap the elitism (classism, racism, even supposed 'merit'-ism (which is based on subjective measures and leans towards privilege and authoritarianism)).
Then we need to fundamentally re-engineer society. Focus on avoiding over-centralization while maintaining the ability to achieve holistic efficiency.
Money and government have never really been separate. So re-think money and government as technologies with a new understanding that they are part of one system.
The argument is that we need to prepare young people to think through the full space of potential consequences of their actions rather than relying on the short-term gains as a proxy for determining whether a course of action is wise.
Systems and beliefs are owned and operated by people, so the argument is "better people, better systems". It's hard to find fault with that.
An inflight rewrite is unlikely. Previous generations could rely on overthrowing an oppressive government to rewrite the rules - can anyone seriously claim that Westerners possess that ability any longer?
That's why the argument towards improving education is important - we might be able to rebuild society from the inside out if even small groups can improve their local education practices.
But that argument hinges on an elitist worldview. It suggests that the reason we have a failing system is because people aren't educated enough.
Its the same racist elitist belief system that created the flawed structures. Its not that people are too short-sighted or ignorant. Its the beliefs they have which are elitist and the systems created from those worldviews which result in short-sighted behavior.
Yes to better education, but if you continue to propagate elitism then your society's lopsided shape will echo that mentality.
Then we need to fundamentally re-engineer society.
This is a fundamentally elitist concept that led to countless deaths over the course of the 20th century. Everyone was out to help the common man and somehow ended in an equilibrium involving gulags.
It's elitist because realistically only a small group of people will agree on any particular redesign of society. You don't expect it to be completely unanimous, do you? And the group which pushes through their version is the elite.
My idea is you need to have base protocols or metalanguages that people can build on and freely evolve the system.
So its not a static design but a dynamic process based on a shared information systems platform. The goal is to make that platform as flexible as possible so that anyone can create new designs, but you can still automate integrations and do holistic calculations.
The idea of a republic is based on representation by a few. This has been demonstrated to be flawed. Its based on an elitist worldview.
We need to scrap the elitism (classism, racism, even supposed 'merit'-ism (which is based on subjective measures and leans towards privilege and authoritarianism)).
Then we need to fundamentally re-engineer society. Focus on avoiding over-centralization while maintaining the ability to achieve holistic efficiency.
Money and government have never really been separate. So re-think money and government as technologies with a new understanding that they are part of one system.