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Gilgamech's avatar

Because flaying corrupt officials and throwing them in the Tiber is so Late Republic.

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SteelJ's avatar

I like you're solution, until I think about it a little more. While the monsters running the show deserve your solution, the problem is - who decides who is corrupt and gets executed? History shows it's whoever is in charge, and that's usually the most corrupt. So, maybe a less permanent solution?

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Clay Held's avatar

The swarm will figure it out. Many people are aware of shady practices, and a large group will be able to nail it down and show it for what it is. Don't picture 10 people being in charge, falling in love with the role and trying to fulfill a personal fantasy. It will be action for 'the people" by humble group intelligence acting for outcomes not credit.

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The Society of Problem Solvers's avatar

Hell yeah you get it. We can have decentralized whistleblowers, evidence collection and even courts eventually

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Clay Held's avatar

I am really moved by what is happening, have not forgotten. I'm positioning myself to plug in solidly in the future. Trying to hone in on how I can contribute. These were fledgling ideas in my head that people in my life frequently didn't get, but a vein exists where these ideas are well developed. I have been called a "systems engineer" by my sister a Lockheed Martin engineer...it is just not my profession...but it is where my mind likes to be. "Doing things that are needed"

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Gilgamech's avatar

Fair point.

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Perseus of Argos's avatar

The AI narration was distracting and the setup too long. We know our public institution is corrupt but this doesn't illustrate how the “3 simple steps” are applied to a specific case of institutional corruption. Are we talking about ways to mitigate the pay-to-play culture of lawmakers at the municipal and state levels?

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The Society of Problem Solvers's avatar

If you want to read for us next time feel free. We didn’t find the voice distracting at all.

But maybe it was because at the end we gave a very specific example of how someone could run for office, decentralize their leadership and then use it to fix the corruption by using a new system.

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Clay Held's avatar

If you are solving a problem for society, we are talking about it, hopefully acting on it. Outline something, push it to the next step.

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