There is a war coming.
Some think it is East vs West, others Left vs Right, Black vs White and all the other nonsense... This is the battle now and will be for the foreseeable future:
Centralization versus Decentralization
One thing that all the instigators of wars in the past can agree on is, people shouldn't be able to control their own lives. No matter what political system is currently in place, all are centralized, and even the best-functioning of them, is increasingly failing to meet the needs of those they rule over. This happens for many reasons, but the main one being is that the more complex a system gets, the less capable one point of decision making is able to evaluate and cater for the needs of the entire system. It is like a body requiring active decisions to be made for every breath, heartbeat and cell replication.
If you had to remember to take each breath, how much energy can you spend on maintaining the heart? How much attention do you have left to live a life, watch a movie, love a partner and hug your child? It just doesn't work, which is why even in this single body of ours, tasks are decentralized and pushed out to various systems to ensure that each part of us functions - We operate as a single unit and act on a coordinated (usually) manner, but all that goes on barely scratches the surface of our consciousness. It doesn't always work well and systems fail, especially when we don't look after ourselves or feed ourselves properly, but on average, we live 80-odd years.
Society is much the same as a body, many moving parts that work together when they need to, but are largely unaware of what is going on at the micro level. However, governance systems have convinced us that the only way to manage it all, is through centralized guidance. The argument isn't about whether there is another way, it is about which centralized way is the best - even though all are fundamentally broken, because they are just unable to flex to the changing needs. By design, they have to be inflexible though, because they rely on consistent systems, so they engineer society to suit, pushing us into narrow boxes, even if our limbs don't fit.
For a very long time, this has been relatively acceptable though, as there really wasn't a better way to manage ourselves at the scale that society was operating and especially in the early days of globalization. However now, through those very same processes, new weaknesses have been created too, with things like tax legislation on corporations unable to keep up with creative accounting practices, which is again, by design.
Systems protect themselves and the centralized core will create processes and benefits to maintain its power at all cost, including that of the people it is charged with protecting and empowering. It is a fundamental flaw in the system, because no matter intention, self-interest and preservation trumps that of the group. And, we have built a society where a corporation and a government can serve its own self-interests.
For example, a corporation has a tax liability (with many ways to circumvent it) and it is actually considered a person, an entity that can own possessions. However, unlike you and I, it is lifeless and eternal for the cycle of the business. While we work for 40-odd years and at the end of life pass what we have collected on, a corporate entity never has to transfer its wealth to another, leaving it to collect endlessly. Governments are the same and even though the current admins of the government change, there is a longevity in them that allows them to build power endlessly.
But, questions are being raised and the market forces are changing, moving toward the empowerment of individuals to generate wealth outside of the legislated systems, outside of the borders. To use it locally requires connecting to the legacy, but in time, this will shift too, where people will want to have more say in just how the wealth they own and control is used.
Business models are going to continually spring up that leverage the gaps in the centralized economy and governance, to bring value to a userbase that owns and operates it, people who are incentivized to solve the problems of those left behind by the legacy systems and in so doing, worth their way up the ladder. We can see this in crypto now, where the people it really empowers the most and get the greatest percentage benefits from it, are those who are in the poorest parts of the world where economies are failing and governments are corrupt.
All governments are corrupt.
It is not necessarily the politician's fault, it is just the way centralized systems work and have done since the start. The core is rotten before anyone makes a decision, because it is not designed to be able to evaluate and govern the system it is being applied to. It is like having a toddler run operate heavy machinery, it doesn't have the mental or physical skills to do the job.
As said though, the inevitable war is coming, because the centralized seats of power can do nothing but protect themselves from threats. It doesn't matter if the people they are meant to improve living standards for can enjoy a higher standard of living, be happier and healthier - if it isn't provided by the state or corporation, it isn't acceptable.
This is going to encompass more than crypto however, it is just that crypto is the future currency of decentralized governance systems with interoperability to work like the nervous system of a body. There is going to be pushback in many ways and as economies pitted against each other rise and fall, the disruption to the centralized system is going to be immense, which means all of us are going to be affected.
Centralized systems are not designed to cope with this level of disruption and it doesn't have the attention needed to take care of all it must, including the various attacks on its own processes. Using the body analogy,
it is like having to think about breathing each breath and pumping each heartbeat, while being chased by a lion toward a crocodile infested river.
There is only so much it can handle before it breaks, but expect that the way it handles things under pressure is going to be heavy-handed and largely inappropriate, favoring its own survival over that of anything else.
I don't know how each part is going to pan out, but in the mid-range view of things, it is going to get very uncomfortable in many ways, but hopefully one day, we will come out the other side better off for having run the gauntlet.
Ultimately, it is going to be either that decentralization creates a better world, or centralization kills us all, one way or the other.
It will be easier for many to take the blue pill and live easy now and poorly later, but for me, I prefer to work toward the positive outcome, even if unlikely. I think that even in failure, it is a better life lived, to have tried.
Taraz
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I think the only way for decentralization to really work is for the people to move away from an Us against Them point of view and become a more inclusive society.
I think that is where it will head, at least within the decentralized communities. At the moment, it is still largely dominated buy the old mentality.
I cannot still wrap my around how a truly decentralized system works in terms of governance. I always visualize the walking dead scenario in my head with tribalism and communities. Of course, that is not true. But, I need more understanding to visualize how that works. Will we be city states again but with no single leader? Will the governance be decentralized but the services are provided centrally? Whatever the case is, one system failing another rising is inevitable by design. We evolve.
In some ways yes, some ways no. In TWD, material resources are vital (safe land, food, shelter, bullets etc), but in the future, digital ownership is also important. The arguments are different, when the resources of value are endless.
I think so. And, there will still be centralized governance in some areas, but it will be developed through decentralized means and able to be dissolved quickly if needed. This is the problem now, once in power, always in power - except without a massive amount of bloodshed. If however, the value can be cut off immediately from that power, the "authority" is a servant, it has to do an adequate job, or be replaced.
In TWD scenario, how will the society ensures safety and security? I think, that would be the biggest concern of the population as the centralized state has created that safety(?) net till now.
It would be a fascinating experiment, of course. Let's see if we can witness a solution in between for the transition where two systems collide with each other. El Salvador is gearing up for that centralized and decentralized collision.
How does it ensure it now?
Nothing stops organizing what we have now, it is just reached by consensus, rather than dictation and tweaks can be made at the local levels as required.
Social rules exist but does not interfere with the rewards and punishment mechanism. Yeah, may be the social decision making which is practiced throughout traditional societies.
We saw what happened when a government tries to foolishly centralise every aspect- the USSR. There simply isn't enough computing capacity to predict what the future needs and wants will be, and by the end of the day everyone is focused on pushing paper and not actually doing anything.
And a lot of that paper with value gets pushed to friends and family.
A centralized system could be held even by one person. On the other hand, a decentralized system could be by multiple people or departments. There is a big difference.
...because the centralized seats of power can do nothing but protect themselves from threats.
If they are afraid of those threats, they can decentralise their authourities to the inferiors.
And once the decentralize, their power starts to crumble, as each will end up acting more for themselves, moving toward becoming the threat.
There is already a biological war that looks like a triggered attack on a certain population to lower the costs. Everything is economic and money dictates the actions to reach some targets that somebody sets.
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Yes, so changing the flow of money changes everything. The laws of supply and demand are still in effect - but our demand is impotent in the economy we supply.
If we would all live life as we would like to live it, instead of living as we are told to live, decentralization will follow. It's very simple really.
Yes it is simple - but it is hard for people to let go of what they know and have been indoctrinated to believe.
Centralised ecosystem will definitely loose its grip slowly since majority of population is paying attention for decentralisation . How many times china attempt to ban bitcoin but seem this is beyonnd their administration.Decentralised is just like a leader who always lead the masses potential and energy to right direction where as Centralised promote bossiness where success is celebrated with limited people.
Exactly. And, if China are trying to ban it, everyone else should pay attention. When other governments copy what China is doing - people should rebel.
Sometimes our problem is not caused by politicians, just that our problem is cause Base on the way the rules are made. That's Centralized rules. The rules are there, that's while politicians are misbehaving any how.
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They tend to stack more rules up each round though, to better protect their interests.
Ok
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Have you ever been closely involved? I think it is interesting to see the difference between them.
Involved from the dark side in social engineering for votes, but not anyway other way. I just know how desperate politicians can get and how much money they will pay someone like me.to deliver a message from behind the veil.
I think it depends on the politician - I know a few who have more integrity than most average people in this world.
If I meet one that doesn't try to buy my support one way 9r another I'd be impressed.
Depends what you mean by "buy support". For example, if we have a conversation and I try to influence you into my way of thinking because it will benefit you, is that buying support?
I have never had a politician try to buy me though. Don't get me wrong however, I know some pretty terrible ones too :)
Any form of tax is a crime imo, there is very few politicians who talk about 0% tax.
Where is the line between tax and slavery is what I usually ask people and they never have a logical answer for me, the only answer I can really see respecting our individual rights is 0% tax.
So sad but so true for many nations
Currently, where I live, laws are being made to restrict the use of cryptocurrencies. The state is mimicking China and strengthening its centralization.
You should be very worried and perhaps consider what you can do about it.
https://www.article19.org/resources/south-korea-repressive-criminal-defamation-provisions-threaten-freedom-of-expression/
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/south-korea-s-defamation-laws-and-45482/
If I criticize the state, I may face imprisonment or fine for defamation and insult.
Individuals convicted of defamation and contempt of the state may face a fine of US$20,000 or up to five years in prison.
Dear my friend @tarazkp, If you propagate your claims to the public, you could be a criminal where I live.
If you oppose the centralization policy of the country, where I live, you could face up to 3~5 years in prison.
The country's Internet censorship and surveillance have already become very strong, so I have to hide my location through the overseas Internet.
I have already been fined US$2700 by the state, so I have to be very careful.
If I talk about these issues with foreigners, I may be punished.
This former mobster said it a bit more harshly.