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End all fraud. The online version of this is, Spam, Phishing, Spyware, identity theft, etc. Offline: con artists, political bribery, tax evasion, ponzi scheme
by ggrot 18y ago
End all fraud. The online version of this is, Spam, Phishing, Spyware, identity theft, etc. Offline: con artists, political bribery, tax evasion, ponzi schemes.
I don't believe eliminating all crime is possible, as I can always whack my neighbor over the head with a stick and steal his wallet, but alot of crimes are only possible because the victim has a lack of good information. This is fraud. Eliminate or drastically reduce all fraud.
- oakmac 18y agoIn order to eliminate fraud of this kind you would have to change fundamental human emotions.
- alexandros 18y agoCrime helps point out design flaws (case in point: Email) and can be therefore be thought as a force fostering or even forcing innovation. Not defending crime, just pointing out that eliminationg crime is not a pure win-win situation.
- harpastum 18y agoWhy wouldn't it be a pure win-win? I see no way that we could 'magically' eliminate fraud, so getting rid of or reducing fraud would simply be the result of the "forced innovation" you're talking about. Disease forces innovation as well. The eradication of polio in much of the world is not a lost chance for innovation--it is a success story.