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My band of thugs however would offer people the ability to buy protection from your band of thugs. I may even be inclined to write down some rules and introduc
by arlcode 5y ago
My band of thugs however would offer people the ability to buy protection from your band of thugs.
I may even be inclined to write down some rules and introduce a process to resolve conflicts without unnecessary damage to people and property.
(In this hypothetical scenario any form of land registry is only as valid as I say it is.)
- giaour 5y agoThen in the end, we all live by the rules established by whoever has the largest band of thugs. Good thing we got rid of government and created this libertarian utopia.
- FledNanders 5y ago> My band of thugs however would offer people the ability to buy protection from your band of thugs. Thereby reinventing the police > I may even be inclined to write down some rules and introduce a process to resolve conflicts without unnecessary damage to people and property. and the courts. But maybe that was your point?
- arlcode 5y agoIndeed it was :) With a big enough population at least one government and a basic bureaucracy will be formed by someone. A few people in the Blockchain space seem to think that technology can fundamentally change that.
- FledNanders 5y agoAh, I thought so! And I agree! I'm hopeful that when the Ponzi schemes fade away, we'll end up with a slightly more informed populace that has inadvertently received an introduction to political science, state-building, the origins of power, etc. Civics teachers take note! :)
- CRConrad 5y agoAlmost the entire populace will be more informed -- except for the Ponzi-"coin" proponents, because they're busy innoculating themselves against reason by... Well, being Ponzi-"coin" proponents; strengthening their own biases by debating in favour of these ludicrous schemes. Like, right here on this page.
- CRConrad 5y agoExactly: Blockchain equals warring bands of thugs. Great improvement on the status quo.