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I've had some thoughts lately that these issues are closely linked with physical borders. In the old days, people with similar ideals would gather in physical
by lucasyvas 4y ago
I've had some thoughts lately that these issues are closely linked with physical borders.
In the old days, people with similar ideals would gather in physical proximity. Eventually, their common values would form nations.
In today's world, it is trivial to find people who share similar values - but they might be on the opposite side of the world.
We are doing nation building in a virtual space, but we are unable to realize them because we reside within physical borders that we did not draw, cannot change, with mismatched governance.
The values of everyone around us have changed - and we are stuck in some type of twisted hell of a prison where we can't escape those we don't share values with. Your neighbours are now on the Internet. Some of those people might be your physical neighbour, but many aren't.
- quesera 4y ago> In the old days, people with similar ideals would gather in physical proximity. Eventually, their common values would form nations. I can't think of any nation in history which was formed by such a rational and reasonable process, but I'd love to be informed otherwise. In my estimation, nations were formed by force, usually by individuals with a functional balance of ruthlessness and charisma. Sometimes by confederations of people with the same qualities.
- maccolgan 4y agoFunnily enough, the first few colonies of the US.