Mar 26, 2023Liked by The Society of Problem Solvers
Yes, agreed, corruption is the fundamental problem, even more than any system. "Such is the nature of the tyrant, when he begins, he is a protector" Plato (So a very long term problem yes?)
Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely" Is this true? Surprisingly it is not.
So the essence of the problem is DEEPER than ANY system, just some systems resist corruption better than others yes?
I do understand and agree with decentralization, yet the essence of individual sovereign liberty must be a strong part of that. ( The foundational principles of the US constitutional republic, long ignored and resisted, yet the very principles that made the US a "Light on the hill" for so long.)
Now if blockchain can be used in some accounting systems to force transparency, great, please explain how. Transparency is essential. I am not convinced blockchain delivers that. As currency, I consider it almost certainly to be taken over by the Central Government as CBDC, so I fail to see how that helps.
I do not see ANY system that cannot be corrupted, any program that cannot have hidden code.
In short, while striving for decentralization, individual liberty, and transparency, people must become more attuned to the simple fact that by our NATURE we are happy living the virtues long admired in every culture. (service to others, kindness, consideration) As George Washington expressed, "Tyranny is most easily established on the ruins of liberty, abused to licentiousness."
Bitcoin has never been corrupted except when centralized exchanges are used or the individual loses their keys.
We 100% advocate for limited versions of direct democracy. That is what our nation was intended to be. The limitations being the constitution, states rights, and the courts.
We like the idea of creating a digital 4th branch of government that holds the other ones accountable like this:
We also like the idea of reverting back to a more direct form of democracy - still a democratic republic but one where the day of the people is highly accounted for. Like this:
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I saw a statement from Governor DeSantis in regards to the use of the "CBDC" he said he wants the state legislators to start working on a bill that would make it illegal in Florida! Now I am all for that but guess what immediately happened after his statement? I see on "Redacted" that there was a congress woman who wants to immediately start a means of having the federal government to override state legislators and legislation! How corrupt can they get! OPENLY VIOLATING THE CONSTITUTION!
Mar 27, 2023Liked by The Society of Problem Solvers
I get these little blurbs from Google on my Android. Google pushes news to my phone (quite without my consent) but the statement from DeSantis came from Google. The other comes from my Redacted membership newsletter in the morning. I will pull both and post them here.
Not to say that no system can’t be corrupted. It is just much much much harder to corrupt decentralized ones. Understand why requires some study but we wrote about it here in simple terms:
Mar 26, 2023Liked by The Society of Problem Solvers
Yes, and I understand that, and it took the "March through the Institutions" to so deeply corrupt the USA, and we still have constitutional decentalization resistance, (state rights, individual rights etc) yet please consider the linked post, and what corruption is, the essence of it.
I support you, Rationalist Society, and, if I may, I suggest to everyone here following the provided link to David A’s great atonement, Does Absolute Power Corrupt?.
Written by ChatGPT? Lol no, but that might be a compliment?
We have practical specific advice in all of our other articles. Each one of the topics discussed here has its own article, maybe several. But we used the Socratic Method of discussion between a teacher and student to unpack general ideas.
Thanks for reading. If you want to see specifics try these articles (also not written by AI 😂✌️). These are just a few of many we have written.
Why doesn’t a safe haven for whistleblowers exist?
Weaponized Direct Democracy: The Kryptonite To Those Corrupting Our Systems.
If we solve the 'Tyranny of The Masses' Problem, we can harness the most powerful force available to us. But can it be done safely? .... Yes. In fact, it already has.
DEMANDING TRANSPARENCY: Our Systems Have Been Corrupted. Transparency is the Cure.
Fixing corruption in our systems is the one thing all people should stand in solidarity on. We need a #TransparencyMovement. The world is primed for one.
Mar 26, 2023·edited Mar 26, 2023Liked by The Society of Problem Solvers
Thanks for this! This was a very informative post. I believe we are under attack by these "Corruptors" and we have seen the attacks done to the bitcoin system. I wonder then if this "CBDC" is their further attempts to stop us from being independent of their corruption and a means of killing bitcoin?
More likely they have simply chosen not to enforce it -- at least not yet. It's also possible they are just testing the control levers, to see if (and how much) they can moderate unpredictable stampedes into BTC currency.
Mar 26, 2023Liked by The Society of Problem Solvers
What a breath of fresh air on this stale and petty fortress! This interview spells out the problems and gives the solutions. The TRUTH herein made my soul smile. Sharing this widely! Thanks!
Mar 26, 2023Liked by The Society of Problem Solvers
I don’t always have a grip on reality, but I think I was reading a phenomenal Substack : )
Does creating a parallel system dovetail with addressing and fixing corruption in the current system? Sounds paradoxical, but I suspect they do under principles of “renewal.” We say corrupt systems “assume lives of their own” when in fact they have to be perpetuated by corrupt or naive people (rather than AI, at least for the time being). It logically follows that a good solution requires people who are wise and not corrupt.
For example, the ‘interview’ suggests that these are indicators of a healthy system: family and spirituality, something grand and worth fighting for, citizens who are part of the solution, open discourse, empathy, transparency, forgiveness instead of revenge, and real happiness based on helping others find it too.
All of those indicators reflect personal attitudes and behaviors that corrupt systems bastardize. I don’t intend to throw a bomb here, but such attitudes and behaviors align perfectly with the 2000-year-old teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, among others I’m less familiar with. Bearing in mind that the organized church is a system of people also subject to the usual corruptive influences, I don’t think it’s a leap to connect the rise in institutional corruption to the decline of church attendance and the number of self-described “followers of Jesus” over the past, what, 60 years?
I endorse just about any philosophy that promotes similar attitudes and behaviors, but do you think the system Jesus taught is a rational solution to correcting and renewing today’s corrupt systems?
Fascinating post. On the subject DeFi, voting and crypto to highlight the purpose of what the Bitcoin was designed to bring humanity. And how the legacy systems have only circumvented the aforementioned to corrupt it via the regulations of that which seems to be how it's done (corruption) through regulation, by the corruptors of a worldwide centralized and secret system of money. They are well aware of the Bitcoin, like the Internet, and what it will do to end them if used as designed. Regulation of a self regulating system makes zero sense. That is the definition of pure corruption. Fear and ignorance will always make a weak society beg for the oppression of safety. America was built on the principle of self governance and responsibility to each other not a Kingdom. It has to start in America again. Globalism is not the answer at this point in time. Only the globalists and lazy, greedy, corrupt humans want a One World Government to blame for their incompetent decisions.
Thanks for this.
I'm holding back on releasing my own insightful interview, of Bre'er Rabbit.
Sounds intriguing!
Yes, agreed, corruption is the fundamental problem, even more than any system. "Such is the nature of the tyrant, when he begins, he is a protector" Plato (So a very long term problem yes?)
Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely" Is this true? Surprisingly it is not.
https://anderdaa7.substack.com/p/does-absolute-power-corrupt (please consider reading)
So the essence of the problem is DEEPER than ANY system, just some systems resist corruption better than others yes?
I do understand and agree with decentralization, yet the essence of individual sovereign liberty must be a strong part of that. ( The foundational principles of the US constitutional republic, long ignored and resisted, yet the very principles that made the US a "Light on the hill" for so long.)
Now if blockchain can be used in some accounting systems to force transparency, great, please explain how. Transparency is essential. I am not convinced blockchain delivers that. As currency, I consider it almost certainly to be taken over by the Central Government as CBDC, so I fail to see how that helps.
I do not see ANY system that cannot be corrupted, any program that cannot have hidden code.
In short, while striving for decentralization, individual liberty, and transparency, people must become more attuned to the simple fact that by our NATURE we are happy living the virtues long admired in every culture. (service to others, kindness, consideration) As George Washington expressed, "Tyranny is most easily established on the ruins of liberty, abused to licentiousness."
Bitcoin has never been corrupted except when centralized exchanges are used or the individual loses their keys.
We 100% advocate for limited versions of direct democracy. That is what our nation was intended to be. The limitations being the constitution, states rights, and the courts.
We like the idea of creating a digital 4th branch of government that holds the other ones accountable like this:
https://joshketry.substack.com/p/lets-build-a-4th-branch-of-government
We also like the idea of reverting back to a more direct form of democracy - still a democratic republic but one where the day of the people is highly accounted for. Like this:
https://open.substack.com/pub/joshketry/p/weaponized-direct-democracy-the-kryptonite?utm_source=direct&r=7oa9d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
I saw a statement from Governor DeSantis in regards to the use of the "CBDC" he said he wants the state legislators to start working on a bill that would make it illegal in Florida! Now I am all for that but guess what immediately happened after his statement? I see on "Redacted" that there was a congress woman who wants to immediately start a means of having the federal government to override state legislators and legislation! How corrupt can they get! OPENLY VIOLATING THE CONSTITUTION!
Got a link? Couldn’t find this
I get these little blurbs from Google on my Android. Google pushes news to my phone (quite without my consent) but the statement from DeSantis came from Google. The other comes from my Redacted membership newsletter in the morning. I will pull both and post them here.
Here is DeSantis... https://www.flgov.com/2023/03/20/governor-ron-desantis-announces-legislation-to-protect-floridians-from-a-federally-controlled-central-bank-digital-currency-and-surveillance-state/
thank you. we saw DeSantis. Was curious about the Congresscritter
They openly violate the Constitution everyday.
Not to say that no system can’t be corrupted. It is just much much much harder to corrupt decentralized ones. Understand why requires some study but we wrote about it here in simple terms:
https://joshketry.substack.com/p/embrace-decentralized-systems-fear
Yes, and I understand that, and it took the "March through the Institutions" to so deeply corrupt the USA, and we still have constitutional decentalization resistance, (state rights, individual rights etc) yet please consider the linked post, and what corruption is, the essence of it.
I support you, Rationalist Society, and, if I may, I suggest to everyone here following the provided link to David A’s great atonement, Does Absolute Power Corrupt?.
I have to wonder if the whole thing was written by ChatGPT honestly.
I agree with everything, but I don't see any practical advice, only directional advice like "work together to find common ground".
Oddly enough we did ask ChatGPT in a previous article a very specific question:
https://open.substack.com/pub/joshketry/p/we-asked-chatgpt-how-to-fix-corruption?utm_source=direct&r=7oa9d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Written by ChatGPT? Lol no, but that might be a compliment?
We have practical specific advice in all of our other articles. Each one of the topics discussed here has its own article, maybe several. But we used the Socratic Method of discussion between a teacher and student to unpack general ideas.
Thanks for reading. If you want to see specifics try these articles (also not written by AI 😂✌️). These are just a few of many we have written.
Why doesn’t a safe haven for whistleblowers exist?
https://open.substack.com/pub/joshketry/p/why-not-a-decentralized-safe-haven?utm_source=direct&r=7oa9d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Let's Build a 4th Branch of Government that Holds The Other Branches Accountable -100% Run by the People
https://open.substack.com/pub/joshketry/p/lets-build-a-4th-branch-of-government?utm_source=direct&r=7oa9d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Weaponized Direct Democracy: The Kryptonite To Those Corrupting Our Systems.
If we solve the 'Tyranny of The Masses' Problem, we can harness the most powerful force available to us. But can it be done safely? .... Yes. In fact, it already has.
https://open.substack.com/pub/joshketry/p/weaponized-direct-democracy-the-kryptonite?utm_source=direct&r=7oa9d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Let's Build a Parallel, Open, Decentralized, Democratic System Online that Plugs into Our Existing One
https://open.substack.com/pub/joshketry/p/worried-about-voter-fraud-lets-build?utm_source=direct&r=7oa9d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
DEMANDING TRANSPARENCY: Our Systems Have Been Corrupted. Transparency is the Cure.
Fixing corruption in our systems is the one thing all people should stand in solidarity on. We need a #TransparencyMovement. The world is primed for one.
https://open.substack.com/pub/joshketry/p/demanding-transparency-our-systems?utm_source=direct&r=7oa9d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Why Doesn't This Exist? A Platform for Human "Super Collaboration" (part 1).
So you want to start a movement? Change things? We do too. So why don't we have the tools to do just that?
https://open.substack.com/pub/joshketry/p/why-doesnt-this-exist-building-a?utm_source=direct&r=7oa9d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Embrace Decentralized Systems. Fear Centralized Ones. Know The Difference.
https://open.substack.com/pub/joshketry/p/embrace-decentralized-systems-fear?utm_source=direct&r=7oa9d&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Crypto signature or it didn't happen.
The dog ate it
🤣😂
Thanks for this! This was a very informative post. I believe we are under attack by these "Corruptors" and we have seen the attacks done to the bitcoin system. I wonder then if this "CBDC" is their further attempts to stop us from being independent of their corruption and a means of killing bitcoin?
They banned Bitcoin in China. It didn’t work
More likely they have simply chosen not to enforce it -- at least not yet. It's also possible they are just testing the control levers, to see if (and how much) they can moderate unpredictable stampedes into BTC currency.
Brilliant, Thank you
What a breath of fresh air on this stale and petty fortress! This interview spells out the problems and gives the solutions. The TRUTH herein made my soul smile. Sharing this widely! Thanks!
Thanks for reading! Your smile makes us smile!
I don’t always have a grip on reality, but I think I was reading a phenomenal Substack : )
Does creating a parallel system dovetail with addressing and fixing corruption in the current system? Sounds paradoxical, but I suspect they do under principles of “renewal.” We say corrupt systems “assume lives of their own” when in fact they have to be perpetuated by corrupt or naive people (rather than AI, at least for the time being). It logically follows that a good solution requires people who are wise and not corrupt.
For example, the ‘interview’ suggests that these are indicators of a healthy system: family and spirituality, something grand and worth fighting for, citizens who are part of the solution, open discourse, empathy, transparency, forgiveness instead of revenge, and real happiness based on helping others find it too.
All of those indicators reflect personal attitudes and behaviors that corrupt systems bastardize. I don’t intend to throw a bomb here, but such attitudes and behaviors align perfectly with the 2000-year-old teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, among others I’m less familiar with. Bearing in mind that the organized church is a system of people also subject to the usual corruptive influences, I don’t think it’s a leap to connect the rise in institutional corruption to the decline of church attendance and the number of self-described “followers of Jesus” over the past, what, 60 years?
I endorse just about any philosophy that promotes similar attitudes and behaviors, but do you think the system Jesus taught is a rational solution to correcting and renewing today’s corrupt systems?
It would seem that Jesus taught us the opposite of what those in control of the system are imposing today.
Fascinating post. On the subject DeFi, voting and crypto to highlight the purpose of what the Bitcoin was designed to bring humanity. And how the legacy systems have only circumvented the aforementioned to corrupt it via the regulations of that which seems to be how it's done (corruption) through regulation, by the corruptors of a worldwide centralized and secret system of money. They are well aware of the Bitcoin, like the Internet, and what it will do to end them if used as designed. Regulation of a self regulating system makes zero sense. That is the definition of pure corruption. Fear and ignorance will always make a weak society beg for the oppression of safety. America was built on the principle of self governance and responsibility to each other not a Kingdom. It has to start in America again. Globalism is not the answer at this point in time. Only the globalists and lazy, greedy, corrupt humans want a One World Government to blame for their incompetent decisions.
Thanks for this post.