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I don't want to mock this idea, but I do think the question of how people should coordinate their efforts to directly help each other, and how to use their reso
by abeppu 8y ago
I don't want to mock this idea, but I do think the question of how people should coordinate their efforts to directly help each other, and how to use their resources is an important one. How should the people attempt to ensure that their efforts to help each other are comprehensive, efficient, fair, etc? How should we attempt to make sure our help is targeted at the needs that are most important? For people raised in a society where government plays a large role, it's hard to imagine a solution which we wouldn't perceive as government.
- RealityVoid 8y agoAll long history, there have been many leaders who were not elected but became leaders through their initiatives, deeds, efficiency, strength. So assuming that leaders are always voted is, in my opinion, wrong. Just to clarify, I do not have a bone to pick with democracy, but it obviously is not the only source of leadership, nor the only source of positive leadership.
- abeppu 8y agoTo be clear, my question about Taylor Alexander's suggestion is not about alternatives to democracy (of which I'm sure we're all aware of examples), but alternatives to "government". > I believe we must solve them ourselves directly, not indirectly through government. And perhaps to refine the question for a HN audience, I'll note that game theory, social choice theory etc, offer opportunities for technical insights to potentially play a part in answering this. But only a part.