NRx nerds childishly hung up on fantasies of being saved by elite intervention.
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It should be self-evident that no state is going to voluntarily cede its coercive monopoly in whole nor part.
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Replying to @mfckr_ @GrantHHall and
A "state" isn't a sentient being. State agents are potentially open to all kinds of deals.
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Replying to @Outsideness @GrantHHall and
I know. But this also resembles a Byzantine Generals problem where one must get a consensus from many state agents to cede monopoly power.
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Replying to @mfckr_ @GrantHHall and
So it's convenient that a bunch of tools for cracking Byzantine Generals' Problems have begun turning up.
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Replying to @Outsideness @GrantHHall and
Indeed, and I'm optimistic about their potential. But statists are still ruthless psychopaths who'll do anything to maintain control.
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Replying to @mfckr_ @Outsideness and
the whole deal of neocameralism is precisely giving more formal control to psychopaths.
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Hard, but fair.
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