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Avery is such a treasure trove. What's hard about this particular situation, and what we often don't recognize enough: - We regularly overestimate the power o
by uniqueuid 5y ago
Avery is such a treasure trove.
What's hard about this particular situation, and what we often don't recognize enough:
- We regularly overestimate the power of "traditional" systems such as government, courts, civil society. To a large degree, we've just been lucky that they work, but it's neither obvious nor guaranteed that they will continue to do so.
- One of the hard problems is that we don't have any clue how new (human-designed) systems affect society. And that's not for lack of trying - economics, sociology, psychology - they are just insanely hard because people always lie, keep changing and are so damn inventive.
- nouveaux 5y ago"To a large degree, we've just been lucky that they work, but it's neither obvious nor guaranteed that they will continue to do so." While I agree that it's not obvious our current systems will continue to work, I don't think the system is born out of luck. The system is largely based on trial and error in the pursuit of what the majority wants. Yes, there are those with outsized influences and corruption at every level. However, if we look at history, we are moving slowly towards what we all want.
- uniqueuid 5y agoI completely agree. Luck was not what created the current system, but luck was what left it working for so long. This idea is of course not new, it's the essence of "ages of discord" etc.