4 ms·
The computational complexity seems to depend on the desire to solve all the problems at once. But how about solving just the warped incentive structures of capi
by azernik 9y ago
The computational complexity seems to depend on the desire to solve all the problems at once. But how about solving just the warped incentive structures of capitalism?
Simulate perfectly rational economic actors that are only concerned with the next upstream and downstream hops in the market, have them take into account the "taxes" and "credits" of externalities without any of the pesky politics, and distribute in-simulation "purchasing power" to end consumers in whatever way you deem fit. You could even distribute this end-user power to actual consumers, in order to allow them the freedom to input their desires into the system.
Basically, remove the capitalists from the capitalist system; or, just use the computational model of capitalism without actually giving power to the computational nodes.
- bcoates 9y agoBut you're not getting rid of the warped incentive structures, you're just simulating them! Assuming you actually get your data and everything perfect you just get capitalism-world, warts and all. If you just want to be able to digitally assign more symbolic purchasing power to the agents dispossessed by the current system, the government already has the power and infrastructure to do that. Adding another level of computer abstraction to the already symbolic computerized money system doesn't do anything.
- tomcam 9y agoBrilliant. Now who decides what perfectly rational is?