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similar to closed and open source software there is room for societies that arbitrarily imprison and kill members of their society based on decisions of often i

similar to closed and open source software there is room for societies that arbitrarily imprison and kill members of their society based on decisions of often insane ruling classes, and societies that try to prevent that kind of thing from happening. Right, I mean, wrong. before you go trying to do the HN thing of explaining why your open/closed source analogy was super brilliant, and my response was reductive and clueless, please consider that societies are composed of living people and software is composed of 1s and 0s.

charcircuit 1y ago
>that arbitrarily If they had access to better data they wouldn't have to do it arbitrarily and could more accurately target problematic people. I believe there isn't room for doing it arbitrarily as from my perspective it is a suboptimal strategy towards accomplishing one's goals. >please consider that societies are composed of living people and software is composed of 1s and 0s. I am not interested in making an emotional argument. I would be willing to hold my belief regardless of what a system is made up of.
- zenapollo 1y ago
  > isn't room for doing it arbitrarily as from my perspective it is a suboptimal strategy towards accomplishing one's goals. One’s goals? And if my goal were to enslave a nation of people to enrich myself and maintain power for as long as possible? > I am not interested in making an emotional argument. I would be willing to hold my belief regardless of what a system is made up of. You cannot discuss governance and civilization design without emotional arguments - i mean i guess you can you can if you lean psychopathic. I don’t mean to name call so please correct my assumptions here what you mean. Closed societies are tolerable in theory - but in theory people should be able to opt-in or opt-out. If they aren’t free to opt-out such as with a national closed society it’s not civilization, it’s slavery.

charcircuit 1y ago

>that arbitrarily If they had access to better data they wouldn't have to do it arbitrarily and could more accurately target problematic people. I believe there isn't room for doing it arbitrarily as from my perspective it is a suboptimal strategy towards accomplishing one's goals. >please consider that societies are composed of living people and software is composed of 1s and 0s. I am not interested in making an emotional argument. I would be willing to hold my belief regardless of what a system is made up of.

zenapollo 1y ago
> isn't room for doing it arbitrarily as from my perspective it is a suboptimal strategy towards accomplishing one's goals. One’s goals? And if my goal were to enslave a nation of people to enrich myself and maintain power for as long as possible? > I am not interested in making an emotional argument. I would be willing to hold my belief regardless of what a system is made up of. You cannot discuss governance and civilization design without emotional arguments - i mean i guess you can you can if you lean psychopathic. I don’t mean to name call so please correct my assumptions here what you mean. Closed societies are tolerable in theory - but in theory people should be able to opt-in or opt-out. If they aren’t free to opt-out such as with a national closed society it’s not civilization, it’s slavery.