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T is negative, but the concept of nation states is obsolete. It will be very apparent in 20-30 years. I'd not invest my wealth in nostalgia.
by peterlada 16y ago
T is negative, but the concept of nation states is obsolete. It will be very apparent in 20-30 years. I'd not invest my wealth in nostalgia.
- mike_esspe 16y agoLately, i often hear this prediction. What is the source of this optimism?
- ebaysucks 16y agoThe evolution of communications vs military technology. The world is becoming more interconnected and subject to shocks. Reputation systems will thus have to become increasingly efficient. A statist legal system is a monopolistic claim on managing reputation, but its inadequacy will become too costly to maintain. Competitive solutions for reputation management will arise - the semantic web. Law by force will be gradually replaced by law by reputations. If the tacit acceptance of the legal system fades away, so does the power of the state.
- rdgb2 16y agoI don't see the 'tacit acceptance of the legal system' fading away because of the internet. That sounds very 1996. There will always be a 'state' of some kind, in the sense of a monopoly on the forces of coercion. Your life can become as virtual as you like, but there will always be physical police who can knock on your door. In general though, the state will fade from relevance as you say -- but not to the point of 'obsolescence'.
- riffraff 16y agohow is evolution of military technology slower than evolutions in communication? I mean, what scale exists to measure that? And how does it cause nation-states to be obsolete, if something we have many proofs that improving communication means allow nation-states to become larger.
- indrax 16y agoMoore's Law doesn't apply to tanks.
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