Open Empire solves the Freedom Dilemma
Project Update: September 2016
Hi all … very briefly:
- I’m sick with viral fever, headache, body ache, chest cough & phlegm … I’d describe the phlegm in detail but I really don’t think you’d want to know … point is, I’m holed up in bed, trying to stay warm, and seriously frustrated and bored … so I guess I’ve been pushing myself too hard for my condition;
- My laptop died (again), after I got it hobbling again last time I thought I might be in the clear, but right now I’m too sick to do anything about it, my head hurts all the time (especially when I cough) … so fuck it, I’m in bed doing what I can on mobile device with one finger typing;
- I’ve sold my rowing machine for money (since I couldn’t use it any more without undue risk due to spinal damage), and that money is all spent on flights and taxis to help care for a sick then injured dog whom I love very dearly & who lost his original human dad, so we’ve bonded very closely … and with my car having died early last year, I no longer have any major assets remaining that are sufficiently functional to sell off for cash …
The truth about homelessness
As someone who has experienced some degree of homelessness, this is a topic close to my heart … particularly because I know there are way worse cases than my own, and if my own has hurt and damaged me as much as it has, then I can’t imagine how painful it is for those who do it even tougher.
In the course of my life, I’ve probably lived in about 80 places (?), which includes:
Open Empire and Direct Democracy
For those of you who’ve read enough of my articles, you’ll know that Open Empire is not based on any democratic principles, as it’s simply up to the individual to take responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
However, in the case of communal issues that affect many people, and where the data is not clear about which actions have the quantifiably best outcomes, there may be circumstances where auxiliary systems of direct democracy may be of value as a kind of “tie breaker” so to speak.
Understanding Open Empire in terms of Capitalism Communism & Socialism.
I’m wring another article which covers some of the same ground, but this came up today via some online discussion questions where I was asked the following (paraphrased):
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Hypothetical: terraforming and colonising a planet with Open Empire
Ok, hypothetically speaking IF I could find a habitable / semi-habitable planet to colonise / terraform, and had all the resources required to do so … what would I do & how would I do it?
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The Economically Unethical Quest for AI
Don’t get me wrong, I love technology and I’m even keen to see (under alternative circumstances) humankind succeed in the quest to develop AI … but therein lies the clue to my complaint, it’s under the present circumstances (particularly economic, ecological & ethical ones) that I follow it with curiosity but I don’t actually support it morally. Continue reading “The Economically Unethical Quest for AI”