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No, we've been trained by centuries of experience that the concentration of power invites abuse. Before we give the government the tools to monitor and control
by kbutler 11y ago
No, we've been trained by centuries of experience that the concentration of power invites abuse.
Before we give the government the tools to monitor and control the populace, we need to make sure the populace has the tools to monitor and control the government. (I originally wrote "any organization", but any organization with such compulsory power becomes the de facto government...)
A recent sci-fi with a positive view of hyper-tech civilization is "The Culture" (Iain Banks). However, the interesting stories there all occur on the borders, with the interaction of the Culture with non-Culture civilizations. "Player of Games" is a good starting point.
- brador 11y ago> No, we've been trained by centuries of experience that the concentration of power invites abuse. And this is what tech can solve. We could be "ruled" by adaptive algorithms we collectively vote on. If a better algo is discovered it can be voted up and eventually replace another. Many refer to society as a machine, what would happen if we really treated it like one?
- caskance 11y agoWe've also been trained by millenia of experience that concentration of power invites efficiency and prosperity. Compare modern geopolitics to anything in the past. With a few rare but spectacular exceptions, groups merge and consolidate, and everyone is better off.