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> leads to a world where government entities have huge amounts of power over us Aren't we already there? Because power must be ceded to government so that it c
by Smoosh 3y ago
> leads to a world where government entities have huge amounts of power over us
Aren't we already there? Because power must be ceded to government so that it can govern?
- paulryanrogers 3y agoPeople trade a monopoly on violence for security from anarchy and foreign invasion. Yet there are limits, so when the trade off is no longer worth it the people will institute a new government. If a government has super intelligence the power dynamic may shift so far out of balance the people are effectively helpless.