A patchwork of states is not a market. The market depends on the state to enforce laws. No state, no market.
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Replying to @PoisonAero
I can agree re market of govts, but at least with options and competition the overall trend should be toward better governments
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Replying to @HbdNrx @PoisonAero
Ah, the problem is one of "capture." That is, governments appoint themselves arbiters of what is good and bad.
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Replying to @moritheil @HbdNrx
I agree that govts get captured by special interests, but that is impossible to avoid.
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Replying to @PoisonAero @HbdNrx
Yeah. The NRx hack amounts to, "Okay, what if the special interest that captured govt was the interest of the nation?"
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Replying to @moritheil @HbdNrx
It won't be, but if the elites are enlightened and have a long-term perspective, it will be a closer approximation.
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Replying to @PoisonAero @HbdNrx
Well, and this is crucial: elites are more likely to think of the nation as "theirs" if their rule is secure.
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I think recognizing this is, while subtle, a game-changer. Rental mindset applies not just to housing but to countries.
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I don't know where in NRx lore I first read it, but it seems brilliant and in hindsight obvious.
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Replying to @moritheil @PoisonAero
I have kind of a hard time fully buying into making elite rule secure given our current elites, tbh. And
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there may be some benefits to changing the people in power frequently as well.
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