How does it work, how should it work, and what are we doing about it?

toss1 · on June 27, 2019

How it works now is that some percentage of the humans want to become, and/or want to support authoritarian rule. Authoritarian rule always wants to expanad, and will treat both it's subjects and other people as objects.

How should it work? Like eradicating smallpox, we'll need to somehow engineer, or teach, or by some other method, eradicate from the entire human race the authoritarian impulse.

Until then, the choices are: 1) submit, or 2a) create systems of laws & institutions to ensure that power remains distributed and is difficult to hijack/co-opt/capture by any one person or group and 2b) (since all systems are hackable/fallible) be prepared to fight for your freedom and the freedom of others less fortunate.

EDIT: add 2a

drewbt · on June 28, 2019

“Hi Drew/Glenda It is with great pleasure to see the project at this stage. We have yet once again proved the sceptics, nay sayers and persmists wrong. From a plain field to a sight commanding building that yields hope to drags of our society and the future itself. Despite of the hindrances we have encountered along the way, I am humbled, awed and jubilant to have been a part of such a gesture. In this money fueled life style I would also been delighted to have made myself a fortune in building such a building that is going to make a difference in many people's lives but the greatest fortune of all is the joy I find in knowing that these hands have built such a meaningful building. The project may have come to its end but the memory will linger in my heart forever. This hasn't only equipped me with skills but changed the way I view life. It is this reason that I would love the organisers to allow us to keep the tools we have used in building the hope and the future of our society so that we can continue putting bread on our tables and helping those in need of our assistance. My humble thanks to all those who selflessly opened their check books and offered with their hard earned cash to the project, and not forgetting those who could not offer funding but took it upon themselves and used their precious time to personally give a hand in this project. This project is a full proof that humanity/Ubuntu still exists. Regards Michael Dyasi”