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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @elvismercury 21 Oct 2023 \ parent \ on: Personal Responsibility - Part 2 bitcoin

It's hard to know whether it'd be unviable because it's a bad idea or because the rest of the world is either a form of democracy or authoritarianism already.

Agreed. I would be less testy about the topic, I think, except the argument is that not only is L morally superior (according to its advocates) it's literally better. Except, apparently, it is not better for a pretty important definition of better: ecological fitness. Viability.

The ideas of personal accountability and responsibility are important no matter the system of governance, I believe.

100%. The question is, what could give rise to such a thing? I find the:

hard times > strong men > good times > weak men

thing pretty compelling. Maybe the personal responsibility comes invariably in the next part of the cycle?

would leading countries even allow this sort of experiment to take place?

A thing I understand now, after seeing how the sausage is made at a really big and successful company, is that systems resist change. Non-trivial reformation happens when something dies, or is killed. What that implies for our current governmental situation is not optimistic.

Thanks for engaging with me on this, it was very thought-provoking.

Back at you. A pleasure. Keep posting.