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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @AG 19h \ on: What makes society thrive? BooksAndArticles
This topic sound's like an ~AGORA themed conversation. Would be nice to have a book about it.
Trading P2P is the way local communities can thrive autonomously. I feel, or I hope so, we are going from globalization back to localization, meaning empowering and buying from local producers is the way forward.
Govs are just middlemen, wondering if it's really needed... some people unable to govern themselves probably do. Circular economies are the flourishing seed for human prosperity.
I have a pet peeve with circular economies - we should just be talking about commerce rather than economy, because despite economy without state interference existed way before any state ever did the term has been now completely abused by the governments and armchair socialists and makes no sense because its muddied with lies, misconceptions and false dichotomies.
People freely exchanging goods and services, organizing themselves based on their needs and desires instead of permissions is what we really want, which is commerce.
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Totally agree on it, II could not frame it better, probably used to have the broader audience listening, as the terms somehow are better understood.
The question is, how can we favor this approach and make sure others act in the same way? For us, the ~AGORA is one way we can promote this concepts and incentivize people—stackers in this case— to exchange goods and service peer to peer.
There is still the issue SN isn't decentralized and currently act as fairly acting as middleman. Or better said, it enables the connection between two parties in different locations. This however applies only in this realm.
My question is not specific, we have the tools, technology, to interact and organize ourselves based on our needs and desires. If isn't just ignited cultural behaviors, what else can we provide or facilitate to achieve the goal?
Is about personal values? Bitcoin as tool, is doing a good job summarizing and promoting new values to achieve this change. People are learning to use it, changing their mindset and metal models. Albeit, is studying bitcoin enough? Or there's much more, like the secular laws of commerce, that need to be taught and propagated. Does people really know how to trade and behave in commerce?
Because at the end of the day, that's what's all about, no? I mean life, is't about dealing and trading, not only good and services, but also emotions and relations with ourselves and others in a community?
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