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if we debated things on the merit of whether they existed before, literally every single advancement in civilization would not have happened
so let not
I would say precedent is a very solid determinant of if something will work or not, but fine, we can avoid that topic for now
How would you accomplish your ultimate goal
through technology
we've already seen where technology has allowed functioning decentralized organizations to thrive
think wikipedia, bittorrent, linux, ect ect
Certainly
so why couldnt it be used for governments too
where no government exists because the people self manage themselves through technology
I think that something like Bittorent which allows people to share files is different from the exercise of power
well duh, one's a file sharing site
but the fact is, it exists and thrives without leadership, without central authority, and its actually better for it
Sure
It's also used for sharing terrible content like child porn
true, but that is the price to pay
computers in general are used to share cp
should we ban computers?
thats a fallacy i often see, blaming the tool for the issue and not the core problem
As far as I'm concerned, giving up certain freedoms in exchange for other freedoms is a worthy trade
knives kill people, but they also prepare food
you assume that giving these freedoms up would solve the issue
thats what most people dont get, even if you track and watch everybody, people will still get through the cracks
no system is perfect
encryption is already out there, you can backdoor and break every social media and platform, hackers will just find others
its a game of infinite whackamole, and youre willing to sacrifice your freedoms for that loosing battle
Yes, but we still use encryption because it makes it harder for hackers
We still put locks on our doors even though it takes one rock to smash a window
We have security not because it'll stop every single criminal
It's a means of deterrence
It's the same reason we punish criminals
but does it work?
We want people to not want to commit crimes
most of the time, it doesnt
i mean, lets just look on the war on drugs for one example
"Most of the time"
The majority of people don't use illegal drugs
and do you really think thats because of its legality?
yea
i do
do *you* stay away from drugs because of its legality?
i don't but i know some people are less risky
No, I stay away from drugs because I'm deeply uncomfortable with intoxication
The point of the law isn't to catch every criminal
It's to make those who would otherwise do it consequence-free think again
and is that worth paying the price for your freedom?
and thats just when you have a system that works *right*
but no system is perfect
in fact, a lot of systems are horribly inefficient
tons of false positives
what happens to those people?
We have no freedoms only social contracts
whats a social contract?
A agreement between you and the government which grants you privileges in exchange for liberties given up
The set of reciprocal responsibilities each citizen obliges to another in a state
"I will not murder you if you don't murder me"
but i didnt enter into this agreement
And then, the "right to life" is created
You didn't voluntarily
Code do you think taxization is theft
how can it be a contract if i didnt agree?
yes ofcourse
Why are we taxed even though some people don't use the social benefits of the system
If you're using the land then you are bond by the laws and social contract of the government
muh roads
but hold on
where does the authority of the government come from?
The law
Violence
the people
the people?
really?
yes the society
lmao
how?
lol
`where does the authority of the government come from?`
they establish a state
Violence
Yes
The authority of government is derived from the fact that they maintain a functioning social order
It's the Mandate of Heaven
violence is the surpreme authority from which all other authorities derive
^
you cant maintain order without violence
you cant enforce law or right without violence
everything is based on violence. war is the ethos of the universe.
wait wait wait
first things first,
how else you gonna get things done
im just mind boggled rn
Why
i just came back but i saw the question
"you cant maintain order without violence"
wtf?
Yes
when you go to the supermarket, do you use violence to buy groceries?
do you use violence when you give someone a gift?
@Deleted User what prevents me from robbing the supermarket?
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