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Somebody call the necromancer because I am deceased. This might be the best 30 seconds of the last decade. "Defund the police" doesn't go far enough though. Guess what other areas of the government aren't giving you what you're paying for? Hint: all of them. I want a refund. t.co/dF7PTBn9Zh

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metametajoel

@jdietz

Jun 4, 2020

Do you think removing the government will solve the problem?

Jesse Powell

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I think some form of "government" will always exist. There are a lot of bad laws on the books, a lot of selective enforcement. There are a few bad cops who, unchecked, are able to wreak havoc over the course of a career. Racism exists at the individual level too. Won't solve.

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This is why we need decentralized reputation networks and related high trust vectors. The ultimate hard problem.

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racism increases as you move along the spectrum from individualism to collectivism, as the individual cedes control to a group or “benevolent state” worth reading the full essay: courses.aynrand.org/works/racism/