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If you could wipe out all of human history up till now and start over fresh with a completely clean slate, then maybe. The problem is that there's already an un
by ubernostrum 11y ago
If you could wipe out all of human history up till now and start over fresh with a completely clean slate, then maybe. The problem is that there's already an unbalanced system in which there are people who control vast resources and are able to use that control to bribe or coerce others into doing what they prefer, which causes your scheme to be dead on arrival.
- natrius 11y agoThe people overthrew kings, and they were up against the same imbalance of power. I think it's going to be even easier this time. Potential loyalists will be able to see those who would bribe them lose buying power as the people declare that they won't accept any money they've touched. The playing field is actually lopsided in the people's favor. They just need to be told and given the tools to use their power. Wealth is a social construct, and we now have the technology to modify that social construct without anyone's permission. If we wield it carefully, we might be able to build a better society with this power.