I agree. And love the video. You make the key point about the power that extreme wealth presents to those few at the top of the wealth scale.
We can -- politely -- call it "influence" but we all see it is a "dark influence" in how it manifests. Influence is corruption. And - that is the direct opposite of democracy. Anyways, we are fighting it here in our little Township of 2,595 people. We have had enough and are actually doing what we can to change it. We will set an example. And we sure hope it catches on in other communities - because then we start empowering ourselves upwards into provincial/state and federal governments. Power to the People!
Power to the people is a proxy goal. I'm skipping the middle man. I'm not even sure what "power" means. I just want less suffering. (Achieved imo best by simply honoring every suffering report.)
I share your objective. We need to change the system Revolution is required ... and it is my hope we can do it peacefully by just building a better 'system'. Not sure that the existing power base will take kindly to their eviction as a result ... but that is their choice. We must do what must be done.
I am reminded (daily) of JFK's quote : "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable" It applies and it is not our choice in how it plays out.
No disrespect intended ... but I am at the point where we can stop describing the problem and start working on the solution. We all know this system is corrupt and broken beyond repair. Let's get the job done.
AI alignment will define earth's policy until the sun starts burning helium. It's nothing less that the transition from carbon to silicon based life. It's metabolizing uranium at 20 million calories a gram. Fission>Software>Robots. A whole new ecology is coming that turns rocks directly into more labor like a von Neumann probe.
I have the jury nullification of political corruption. Take a pay cut. Proof of concept: Starve the beast. Tang Ping. Weaponized incompetence.
But I'm calling it now, no one will actually do it. They want fake cost-free "solutions." Like prayer, or "raising awareness." And what they really want is a promotion and a scapegoat.
Yea, and this is the guy collecting the fake paper tokens. Now try to imagine what money is to the people printing it. https://innomen.substack.com/p/so-how-bad-is-income-inequality-really
I agree. And love the video. You make the key point about the power that extreme wealth presents to those few at the top of the wealth scale.
We can -- politely -- call it "influence" but we all see it is a "dark influence" in how it manifests. Influence is corruption. And - that is the direct opposite of democracy. Anyways, we are fighting it here in our little Township of 2,595 people. We have had enough and are actually doing what we can to change it. We will set an example. And we sure hope it catches on in other communities - because then we start empowering ourselves upwards into provincial/state and federal governments. Power to the People!
Power to the people is a proxy goal. I'm skipping the middle man. I'm not even sure what "power" means. I just want less suffering. (Achieved imo best by simply honoring every suffering report.)
I share your objective. We need to change the system Revolution is required ... and it is my hope we can do it peacefully by just building a better 'system'. Not sure that the existing power base will take kindly to their eviction as a result ... but that is their choice. We must do what must be done.
I am reminded (daily) of JFK's quote : "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable" It applies and it is not our choice in how it plays out.
Well, I obviously hope you find good luck. For total clarity about suffering reports: https://innomen.substack.com/p/the-hedonic-core-a-framework-for
No disrespect intended ... but I am at the point where we can stop describing the problem and start working on the solution. We all know this system is corrupt and broken beyond repair. Let's get the job done.
AI alignment will define earth's policy until the sun starts burning helium. It's nothing less that the transition from carbon to silicon based life. It's metabolizing uranium at 20 million calories a gram. Fission>Software>Robots. A whole new ecology is coming that turns rocks directly into more labor like a von Neumann probe.
https://innomen.substack.com/p/the-automation-pivot
But if you want something shorter term (0-10 years) that doesn't require gods, fair elections, or mass organizing: https://innomen.substack.com/p/no-one-will-take-a-pay-cut
I have the jury nullification of political corruption. Take a pay cut. Proof of concept: Starve the beast. Tang Ping. Weaponized incompetence.
But I'm calling it now, no one will actually do it. They want fake cost-free "solutions." Like prayer, or "raising awareness." And what they really want is a promotion and a scapegoat.
https://innomen.substack.com/p/how-i-came-to-see
https://innomen.substack.com/p/politics-through-the-lens-of-experiential
https://innomen.substack.com/p/the-butlerian-setup
Sorry for the ranty link storm, I've thought and written a lot about this XD
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