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On 08/17/2011 09:09 AM, Amon Zero wrote:
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type="cite">I've just posted something new on my blog which might
be of interest to folks here:<br>
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Amon, <br>
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You are still repeating several notions that I and others have made
sound or at least credible arguments against. This is
disappointing. Short version:<br>
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1) Abolishing all involuntary suffering is a bogus goal as any
negative feedback can be experienced as suffering or any less than
preferred outcomes whatsoever.<br>
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2) No central committee equivalent, whether technocratic and
meritocratic or not, can possibly respond better and as quickly to
all conditions as localized talents of perhaps equal competency. So
this is a rehash of central state being better memes with
insufficient justification.<br>
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3) No money means no fungible value tokens and thus no sophisticated
traded of goods and services and no means to vote with said tokens
for what uses of resources are more or less desirable. This issue
does not go away just because you have MNT and/or AGI.<br>
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4) There is nothing wrong with debt or other risk trading per se
only with abusive forms and instruments. <br>
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5) Constraining business to the will of society is constraining the
productive (producing more value than consumed in doing so) to the
whims of a mythical ill-defined mob called "society". It has
nothing to do with a truly "new" century.<br>
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6) Free markets are not in the least what caused the current
economic crisis. Acting as if they are shows a singular lack of
understanding and a dangerous one embedded in a supposed policy
document. It is government that much change, not capitalism / free
markets. The embedded screed against capitalism is uncalled for.<br>
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7) The notion that someone needs to be in charge is the largest root
of all evil that you seem to embrace.<br>
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Before you form a meaningful movement toward a better future you
need a much much clearer understanding of where we are, how things
work, and most especially a reasonably coherent set of ethical and
epistemological building blocks the rest is grounded upon. What you
list here is a hodgepodge of opinions and rather commonplace
assumptions and prejudices. It will not do. <br>
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- samantha<br>
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All the Best,<br>
Amon
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