tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post3320278089401744260..comments2024-03-28T19:58:31.110-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: "The coming digital anarchy"Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-6020489855087555242014-06-12T19:40:18.180-05:002014-06-12T19:40:18.180-05:00Also, Antonopolous at blockchain.info clearly has ...Also, Antonopolous at blockchain.info clearly has no grasp of the philosophy of representative government if he thinks that it was simply a "solution to a scaling problem". A blind spot here, shared among the leaders in the movement, can only lead to poor outcomes.<br /><br />America's founders were deeply concerned over the education of future voters for good reason.John D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-90108280434864774882014-06-12T19:11:12.965-05:002014-06-12T19:11:12.965-05:00Some of these ideas are great, some not so much.
...Some of these ideas are great, some not so much.<br /><br />The liquid democracy concept is particularly suspect. It would easily become a scaled-up version of Athens in the time of Socrates and Plato. Like that city-state, anyone persuasively sharing ideas that are "bad" would quickly face a popular vote on his fitness to live. Most people would never face the real possibility of the scenario until a delivery drone leaves a vial of hemlock on their porch.John Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-32625440863527994242014-06-12T14:44:54.574-05:002014-06-12T14:44:54.574-05:00Interesting article, but I'm skeptical about (...Interesting article, but I'm skeptical about (most) of the ideas it describes. Having spent a lot of time lurking in Bitcoin forums, I'm familiar with most of the concepts.<br /><br />I think cryptocurrencies are the way of the future, if for no other reason than programs can interact with them without need of a human. That said, humans are still required (not just helpful, <i>required</i>) for certain things.<br /><br />For example, while I think Ethereum is interesting, I can't imagine it replacing lawyers. At some point, smart contracts need to interact with the real world. <br /><br />Also, I can't imagine a world of crypto-anarchy being anything other than a warzone between people with robots. I was going to write a (SF) book on the subject, but currently I'm busy with other things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com