Message from @April
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no
no one owns the land
uh
ok
if you're curious about how such a thing would work, look into decentralized moderation
stuff like the app aether uses it
the idea is basically that people can suggest certain authoritative actions
but no one is obligated to follow it
people *do* follow it willingly, if they believe that it's a good idea and respect the judgement of the person
think about how your own social groups work
do you just go "one person decides everything that happens and if you don't listen to them, well we'll beat the shit out of you"
or do you take it more fluidly and people suggest things, and naturally someone may become a sort of social leader that suggests good ideas that are followed
No but if most agree with them everyone follows
sure
but you're free to not follow
and just go do your own thing
or split up into two groups
they aren't *forcing* you to follow
even if you just naturally do because you go with the group
yes
this group doesn't then force everyone else to follow
they can split up, or the larger group support takes dominance and the minority group follows along
so the leadership can change depending on what the group decides is best
with traditional structures, that minority group would simply use violence to enforce their will on the larger group
this is what happens today with the government and police/military
a small minority decide what goes, their enforcers inflict violence on those who disagree
I see
and of course the majority go along with it due to the threat of violence, which then further reinforces the minority rule
either due to "well they're in charge"
or just due to "I don't want to upset the norm"
but imagine if the majority of the US just said "fuck the police and govenrment, we're gonna live how we want"
the first thing that would happen is that there'd be a lot of violence by the government/police/military
It wouldnt work imo
such as what happens in a protest
the majority would outnumber, but have to self defend
now, I'm not *quite* sure how that would play out
since the majority has always gone along with those in power
and it's only the minority who struggle to free themselves
rather than enforce their will