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."
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?
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.
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."
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".
Crypto signature or it didn't happen.
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?
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!
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 post.