Is the goal of coming up with a mechanism of government really for implementation purposes?
Because I’m worried that the main reason why people come up with strange and new government mechanics that are unlikely to ever be adopted is to claim the following:
“Look! Our people have developed the Viatngvogbvim, and this Viatngvogbvim will solve most of our problems (while creating new ones, but let ignore that for now). Viatngvogbvim will aid our society to prosperity. Too bad it will never be implemented or enacted, but that’s okay, because now that we have found the solution, we don’t need to think of anything else to do with this problem. We don’t need to engage in political compromise anymore, or try to work within the current despicable government system. We can now MOVE ON with our lives, glad that we are content with this secret, hidden knowledge of Viatngvogbvim.”
whpearson and blogospheroid seemed to misunderstood what I said, so I’ll clarify my comments, since I wasn’t being clear.
I don’t think that people come up with new governments for the sole purpose of testing or implementing them. I think that people sometimes come up with new governments as a way to come up a simple answer* to the problems facing society, so they don’t have to think any more about those problems, or waste resources trying to fix these problems conventionally.
*To them, at least. The point of coming up with a new government is to persuade themselves, not others.
I’m all in favour of ignoring people who don’t try and implement their idea at least on a small scale. You don’t need to set up a country to do so though, you could use it for corporate governance instead of electing the board of directors.
Or governing a charity.
If your idea doesn’t work on these scales, you need a very good reason for thinking it would work on the larger scale of a country.
The technology to make life easy to live on the sea is improving. Better material science means more stable and strong ships, allowing easier access to the sea and a more comfortable life when there. Seasteading will become a reality if the present day governments continue with their present trend of bloating up. When you setup a seastead, you just can’t say “my way or the highway”. you need to have a good structure which can be evangelised to the people you hope to attract.
Theoritical alternatives to present day models of governance is definitely a direction where some thought should be put.
Is the goal of coming up with a mechanism of government really for implementation purposes?
Because I’m worried that the main reason why people come up with strange and new government mechanics that are unlikely to ever be adopted is to claim the following:
“Look! Our people have developed the Viatngvogbvim, and this Viatngvogbvim will solve most of our problems (while creating new ones, but let ignore that for now). Viatngvogbvim will aid our society to prosperity. Too bad it will never be implemented or enacted, but that’s okay, because now that we have found the solution, we don’t need to think of anything else to do with this problem. We don’t need to engage in political compromise anymore, or try to work within the current despicable government system. We can now MOVE ON with our lives, glad that we are content with this secret, hidden knowledge of Viatngvogbvim.”
whpearson and blogospheroid seemed to misunderstood what I said, so I’ll clarify my comments, since I wasn’t being clear.
I don’t think that people come up with new governments for the sole purpose of testing or implementing them. I think that people sometimes come up with new governments as a way to come up a simple answer* to the problems facing society, so they don’t have to think any more about those problems, or waste resources trying to fix these problems conventionally.
*To them, at least. The point of coming up with a new government is to persuade themselves, not others.
I’m all in favour of ignoring people who don’t try and implement their idea at least on a small scale. You don’t need to set up a country to do so though, you could use it for corporate governance instead of electing the board of directors.
Or governing a charity.
If your idea doesn’t work on these scales, you need a very good reason for thinking it would work on the larger scale of a country.
The technology to make life easy to live on the sea is improving. Better material science means more stable and strong ships, allowing easier access to the sea and a more comfortable life when there. Seasteading will become a reality if the present day governments continue with their present trend of bloating up. When you setup a seastead, you just can’t say “my way or the highway”. you need to have a good structure which can be evangelised to the people you hope to attract.
Theoritical alternatives to present day models of governance is definitely a direction where some thought should be put.