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No.
This is exactly the point he was trying to make...
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#82The rebel's force is weaken. Feel the power of the Empire.
:-)
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#83I've read quite a few complaints about the government on this post. My suggestion is to simply do something. You have (a) the ability to vote, so stop voting in Republicans OR Democrats (both equally as bad) OR even run yourselves. (b) send a letter to your representative, they occasionally will read the mail, plus you at least can vent your frustration at someone who CAN do something.
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#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have mocked-up a system for policy creation. The project is open; please contribute your thoughts. People say "it has flaws" but never explain the flaws, nor how to address them. https://bitbucket.org/djarvis/world-politics/ Would greatly appreciate constructive criticism. The system serves to educate everyone (openly and transparently) on implications of existing and upcoming policies. If the idea intrigues you, c…
Opinions vs. Facts The community should be encouraged to favour facts over opinions. Er, this is one of the largest problems facing Democracy since it was invented millenia ago. Look at the current American government shutdown, and the way Republicans have managed to frame the debate using empty rhetoric, when in reality both the debt ceiling and government spending are currently not an issue http://delong.typepad.co…
Thank you for raising that issue; please see how the "debate page" and "supporting page" address your concern:
https://bitbucket.org/djarvis/world-politics/wiki/Debate%20P...
https://bitbucket.org/djarvis/world-politics/wiki/Supporting...
Constructive criticism is truly appreciated.
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#85I'm so sick of being sickened. I hate that this is becoming the norm and we can't do anything about it. I hate to spit cliches, but is this where my tax dollars go? For me, govt and internet should almost be like church and state. Where is the data around foiled terrorist plots? I just can't stomach the obtuse logic that we need to pay our taxes to employ these virtual minders. This is not what the internet is about.…
I have mocked-up a system for policy creation. The project is open; please contribute your thoughts. People say "it has flaws" but never explain the flaws, nor how to address them. https://bitbucket.org/djarvis/world-politics/ Would greatly appreciate constructive criticism. The system serves to educate everyone (openly and transparently) on implications of existing and upcoming policies. If the idea intrigues you, c…
Part of the reason why some people may say your system has flaws but never address is them is that they may not be able to be addressed.
Your system looks like it strives to be purely democratic, but pure democracies have inherent flaws such as being open to tyranny by the majority or irrational voter behavior. It is clear that some of your solutions try to mitigate these issues, but there are tradeoffs. For example, the reputation bonus for education could be seen as biasing the system against certain classes of people.
For a better framing of the voter irrationality problem (which is a misnomer because its actually rational irrationality,) I would recommend looking into the debate between Bryan Caplan and Donald Wittman. I imagine if you can mitigate the issues of both sides in your system, you'd really be on to something.
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#86Lavabit has revealed something incredibly important. The US Government has no problem with seizing your private keys . It claims the right to impersonate you without your permission. It no longer matters which system you use, Sovereign Keys, PGP web-of-trust, traditional PKI, they're all the same. Services based in the US can be MITM'd without leaving any traces. If this is allowed to continue uncontested there will…
The government already got to seize private keys when they got search warrants and ceased servers. I'd imagine this is the case in all of Western Europe.
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#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have mocked-up a system for policy creation. The project is open; please contribute your thoughts. People say "it has flaws" but never explain the flaws, nor how to address them. https://bitbucket.org/djarvis/world-politics/ Would greatly appreciate constructive criticism. The system serves to educate everyone (openly and transparently) on implications of existing and upcoming policies. If the idea intrigues you, c…
Part of the reason why some people may say your system has flaws but never address is them is that they may not be able to be addressed. Your system looks like it strives to be purely democratic, but pure democracies have inherent flaws such as being open to tyranny by the majority or irrational voter behavior. It is clear that some of your solutions try to mitigate these issues, but there are tradeoffs. For example,…
http://vimeo.com/22531716 ?
The reputation bonuses are just that: bonuses. If you contribute in a positive fashion, your reputation would increase as well. Yet all ideas (including those from anyone receiving a "bonus" boost) must still pass the moderation phase.
Or perhaps bonuses are a bad idea altogether. I thought that someone who graduated from environmental studies would be able to propose environmental policies sooner than someone who has not. Maybe that isn't good.
Thank you for the pointer!
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#88I'm so sick of being sickened. I hate that this is becoming the norm and we can't do anything about it. I hate to spit cliches, but is this where my tax dollars go? For me, govt and internet should almost be like church and state. Where is the data around foiled terrorist plots? I just can't stomach the obtuse logic that we need to pay our taxes to employ these virtual minders. This is not what the internet is about.…
I have mocked-up a system for policy creation. The project is open; please contribute your thoughts. People say "it has flaws" but never explain the flaws, nor how to address them. https://bitbucket.org/djarvis/world-politics/ Would greatly appreciate constructive criticism. The system serves to educate everyone (openly and transparently) on implications of existing and upcoming policies. If the idea intrigues you, c…
Do you know about liquid Feedback, which is used by the pirate Party? Or liquid democracy in general?
I think they might be very interesting for you if you haven't heard of them yet.
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#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have mocked-up a system for policy creation. The project is open; please contribute your thoughts. People say "it has flaws" but never explain the flaws, nor how to address them. https://bitbucket.org/djarvis/world-politics/ Would greatly appreciate constructive criticism. The system serves to educate everyone (openly and transparently) on implications of existing and upcoming policies. If the idea intrigues you, c…
Do you know about liquid Feedback, which is used by the pirate Party? Or liquid democracy in general? I think they might be very interesting for you if you haven't heard of them yet.
https://bitbucket.org/djarvis/world-politics/wiki/Related%20...
Please see the "Technology" section. If you know of any other related technology, please add it to the wiki.