> The problem with abolishing power is if there's a power vacuum some other "person"/group rushes in to fill it Good point. I should probably have phrased it a

> The problem with abolishing power is if there's a power vacuum some other "person"/group rushes in to fill it Good point. I should probably have phrased it as "abolishing authority", i.e. power from above. When there is authority to grab, there are incentives to game the system. When there is no authority and power is actually distributed, there is way less incentives and it's technically harder to subvert processes. > 100% consensus and/or compliance isn't achievable Also a good point! 100% isn't possible under any system, but we can get much closer. Local consensus building is much easier than on a Nation scale, because the numbers of peers to reach an agreement is smaller (so education/debates/compromises do matter) and there is an existing set of trust/inter-dependency relationships which form an incentive to look for fair solutions. Consensus-building is super important, and majority rule systems don't account for that. Usually, our interests as neighbors aren't inherently opposite, and taking time to address issues raised on every side results in better outcomes for everyone. I've personally witnessed that in self-organized communities i've lived in over the years: we do have some problems and drama, but nothing comparable with the widespread/institutionalized injustice there is in wider political systems.