The only current way to preserve free speech is through benign rulership.
Sad, perhaps, but true.
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Sad? No! It's a wise suggestion!
sad in that so many people bought into the 'decentralisation" promise, but all I can see are systematic failures in this area. Blockchains may be great at other things, but governance is not one of them.
Distributed systems still have utility even if centralised - ask DARPA ;-) or any central bank!!
I think people are fanatical about the concept because they so want to see oppressive, corrupt centralized systems torn assunder. So decentralization becomes yet another Savior archetype.
OK, but has nobody learnt what a failure "democracy" has become? all corporate bought puppets, with some more fascist than others. I think is more evil - is the encoding of corruption! ;-) The pretense of diversity under subtle control.
An absolute failure! It is a word that has been bastardized, weaponized and rendered useless for having a real conversation about civilization, and how to manage humanity. It's strange to think of the "51% Attack" applying to democracy; if 51% of the people agree to experiment on our children, why should the 49% have to accept that in the name of "majority rules." I believe real democracy is when "populations" or "groups" have representation, or the power to determine their destiny.
You know what was so paradoxical about Qaddafi... he was a dictator who ruled by understanding the importance of democracy because Libya is a country of hundreds, if not thousands, of tribes, with tribal leaders that needed to be respected in order for Qaddafi to remain in power; and he made it work!
Plato wrote about the inevitability of corruption and how democracy turns into oligarchy. Guess nobody bothers reading him. What I also find funny is how the Athenians voted themselves a military dictatorship coz the politicians were so useless and losing whatever war at the time. They never teach that!
When the sewers overflow, one cannot just fix parts of it.
The 51% attack - or majority attack - is what has happened to all govscum agencies. hence the accelerated destruction of civil life. The capture of all agencies has been on the agenda for 100 years, but is a slow process of adding your own psycho-turds to the cesspool, and you don't need to reach 100% capture - a simple majority will suffice to turn your agency into a tool of tyranny. I cannot think of a single agency left that is humane.
What I find equally disgusting is how few of the smart monkeys have figured this out.
This is why it is so imperceptible until it's too late; and when it's too late, it goes from Totalitarian Tip Toe to Totalitarian Sprint.
I'm guilty, Bro! I know I should study the classics before they all get cancelled! 🤦♂️ I'm not one to read a lot lately; ever since I discovered that I learn better by listening. But I do love to listen to people like Cornel West, who are brilliant at interpreting the classics for the modern age.
Humanity is really a difficult species to manage!
yup !
The trick is in establishing the right protocols (not comp code) to ensure the ongoing, benign admin. ...Which is tricky.