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As it says in the FAQ, this project is likely going to fail, but I think it was worth trying given the stakes. In terms of seriousness, I've committed real $100

by _6p8i 5y ago

As it says in the FAQ, this project is likely going to fail, but I think it was worth trying given the stakes. In terms of seriousness, I've committed real $1000. > In particular, why would crowdsourcing a foreign policy agreement be a good idea? I think Internet's collective intelligence could be higher than that of any person on a well defined task. > Would you crowdsource the plan for your open heart surgery? Desperate situations, call for desperate measures. If I did, I would ask for "qualified heart surgeons to contribute" the same way I asked about "people with the understanding of geopolitical situation". There are people that are not in the political administrations of the warring sides that have called the situation much more correctly than the administration. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrMiSQAGOS4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrMiSQAGOS4

carlosdp 5y ago
With respect, if someone actually came up with a peace agreement that worked for Ukraine/Russia, I would hope it would be worth far more than $1k.
- _6p8i 5y ago
  I agree. Do you want to commit to the cause?
- mediumsmart 5y ago
  They did 8 years ago and it was far more worth but still below billions of military spending.
stared 5y ago
> I think Internet's collective intelligence could be higher than that of any person on a well defined task. Well, maybe - but as long as it is led by people who know the political circumstances and are willing to dig deeper. For comparison, there was a Post-WW1 Middle-East map, which took into cultures and ethnicities. It took a lot of work to interview communities: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/the-middle-east-that-might-have-been/385410/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/th... And? It was entirely ignored. Not for another meritocratic approach. Instead - with the "cutting pies" approach, where the great powers divided the territory among themselves.

by _6p8i 5y ago

carlosdp 5y ago

With respect, if someone actually came up with a peace agreement that worked for Ukraine/Russia, I would hope it would be worth far more than $1k.

_6p8i 5y ago
I agree. Do you want to commit to the cause?
mediumsmart 5y ago
They did 8 years ago and it was far more worth but still below billions of military spending.

stared 5y ago

> I think Internet's collective intelligence could be higher than that of any person on a well defined task. Well, maybe - but as long as it is led by people who know the political circumstances and are willing to dig deeper. For comparison, there was a Post-WW1 Middle-East map, which took into cultures and ethnicities. It took a lot of work to interview communities: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/the-middle-east-that-might-have-been/385410/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/th... And? It was entirely ignored. Not for another meritocratic approach. Instead - with the "cutting pies" approach, where the great powers divided the territory among themselves.