Underestimating long-term consequences of cryptoanarchy

[Tim May]

On Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at 08:05  AM, Tyler Durden wrote:

> Kevin S. vanHorn wrote...
>
>>> Likewise with governments. I still need my trash taken out, and for 
>>> potholes to be fixed.
>>
>>
>> What makes you think government is needed at all for these?  My trash 
>> is taken out by a private company, not by any government.  And 
>> privately built and maintained roads have existed for a very long 
>> time.
>
> Of course. But you've got to read further into my post to see the 
> point.
> I'm thinking that in the future, some aspects of government might be 
> competitive with the private sector to obtain public $$$, much like 
> the US mail now competes with UPS and FedEx. Like in Stephenson's Snow 
> Crash, many functions might be opt-in, including possibly war....
>
> For instance, imagine where budget items are voted on directly, and 
> regularly by voters. Would IraqII have occurred? (I bet not.) (My Jazz 
> musician brother has suggested that "you should be able to vote any 
> elected official directly into jail, no questions asked".)
>
> But my point is that heavy crypto will probably have unforseeable 
> effects on the notion of the state, probably not wipe it out.

Banal comments.

Come back when you have something to actually say.



--Tim May
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