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AskSaidIt

MagicMike 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 2 months ago

In the book 1984, Orwell actually says it’s pointless: society is like a gyroscope that always rights itself. You could lead a revolution but eventually society reverts back to the pyramid form. In other words, the intelligent and/or rich will always exploit the rest.

Our only hope is if AI takes governance away from humans and said AI is benevolent.

ForbiddenKnowledge[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 2 months ago

You could look at it like a gyroscope or you could look at it like a boat.

I think what you are saying is like saying it's pointless fixing a boat because sooner or later it will leak again.

As long as the just war criteria is met, and the government is committing intolerable abuse on it's citizenry, then I say it's worth doing.

MagicMike 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 2 months ago

It’s somewhat more like trying to teach Calculus and most everyone in the class has an IQ of 85. Do what you may but they’ll revert to being hard wired stupid.

ForbiddenKnowledge[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 1 month ago

Well I have superior intelligence and could provide for those less fortunate.

I could rule and order society in an egalitarian, democratic, and no-nonsense way.

Get rid of the corporate power.

How do you recommend I proceed?

MagicMike 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 1 month ago

Will you take orders from people who don’t know what they’re doing?

Egalitarianism leads to oppressive government because of the pyramid principle: the people at the top won’t want to share power, mostly because the majority of people are stupid. The stupids want to pour water out of the toilet on nuclear power plant, for example.

The Inner Party rules because it has to do so.