[ExI] very informative

[Ben Zaiboc]

On 30/12/2020 22:30, Dave Sill wrote:
>
> On Wed, Dec 30, 2020 at 12:39 PM Will Steinberg via extropy-chat 
> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org 
> <mailto:extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>> wrote:
>
>     I got 60, 30, but I think it misrepresents my views.  All this big
>     or small government stuff is bogus imo.  What we need is good
>     government and good people.
>
>
> What's your plan for that? The masses don't seem to be particularly 
> adept at selecting good people. What does "good government" mean to 
> you, and how would we get one?

Personally, I think the first step would be to take the 'people' aspect 
out of the equation. Any system of governance will always be on shaky 
ground as long as it depends on 'good people' being in positions of 
power. What is needed is 'good systems'. Systems that will ensure that 
people, good or bad, can't do bad things.

I thought that was what the american system was a stab at? Imperfect, as 
we've seen, but at least in the right general direction. Perhaps 
thinking about improving that would be more productive than inventing 
something from scratch?

-- 
Ben Zaiboc

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