over at Sultan Knish:
All the politicking is besides the point. And you've touched on that point: it's the change brought in by digital technology. Empowerment of the individual is the true goal and highest value. Not "capitalism" which is nothing but a meaningless label.
Capitalism has its own poison in it: it is the enlargement process. Success brings growth brings monopolies and cartelization of markets. Not to mention coalescence with the state.
Here's the fixer: vote every day. We have computers now, we can do it. Vote on any issue; or if you rather don't, delegate your vote: entrust others to use your vote as per their understanding. That's what we do now, with no recompense for the misuse of our votes by cheaters politicians. Why wait 4 years to put them out of office? Do it right away.
Oscillation damping is very simple: you need 85% majority to overturn a gov't or a specific decision in its first 3 moths; 65% after 1st year; normal 50%+1 after four.
Simple. Just. At any point in time true will of the people is known and is exactly represented. No more cheats in office. No more broken trust.
Earmark your taxes. Let every taxpayer decide how their money gets spent.
Simple. Just.
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And the fixer for "capitalism" is similar as the above fixer for "democracy". Just like fixing the "heart of democracy" i.e. the voting process in order the true will of population be known and represented truly at any point in time, we need to fix the "heart of capitalism" in order true value of anything, and true contribution of anyone, is known, at any point in time.
And that is money.
That's right. Just like static voting every 4 years is inherently broken, static money and its cheating and bidding (more like, betting) nature is inherently broken too.
Make traceable contracts instead. Let computers trace our record of deals we make and their conditions and how we've kept our end of the bargain on each deal we make (i.e. each contract we enter). Share truly in true profits (and losses) you've participated in creating.
Thus the true value of anything will be known, and true contribution of anyone will be known as well.
Constantly changing, instantly true.
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No Coercion (freedom of the choice)
Freedom to Think (to reason, hence to know, speak, etc.)
Do No Harm (except to guard the first two, and in (self-)defense)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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