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  1. ÑóẊîöʼn
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    Also, the video makes the mistake that "mitochondrial Eve" and "Y-chromosome Adam" were somehow connected - this is unlikely to be true and we shouldn't be let ourselves be dragged down into believing noble myths. It's possible the two didn't even live at the same time.
  2. ÑóẊîöʼn
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    Why care? Because there would be many issues that would effect more than just your own commune. Also, there is more to caring than casting a vote.

    Interesting video. I believe it supports my thesis; because humans are such poor responders to things outside their immediate emotional scope, there must be institutions and procedures in place that perform the function of a collective of maximally empathic entities. You can't feel a strong emotional connection with a bunch of strangers on the other side of the map, and this has important political implications. Sure, one can claim to identify with a larger human community, but that connection lacks the visceral impact that seeing one's close associates and experiencing one's mirror neurons firing off as a result has.
  3. ÑóẊîöʼn
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    Perhaps I was unclear; it's not just a matter of logistics, it's a matter of empathy as well. People find it hard to empathise with crowds or stats on a report sheet. Anarchy requires empathy to work properly.
  4. ÑóẊîöʼn
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    I think anarchy works fine in small groups, about 150 people or so. This isn't surprising considering that would have been the largest size of a social group during primitive communism. It's the kind of society we naturally evolved. But beyond that number, it becomes hard for most people to keep track and maintain empathy for large numbers of anonymous strangers, and institutions need to be in place to counter that.
  5. ÑóẊîöʼn
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    When I said established or maintained by force, I meant by a minority over a majority. A Technate is a technocratic society.
  6. ÑóẊîöʼn
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    In the case of ACT, it's only the technical side that really needs to be centralised, since the technate operates as an economically integrated whole. But this also means that since each member is a part of that whole, power is ultimately invested in all of them since they could seriously fuck things up if they wanted to.

    That's also why a Technate could not be established or maintained through force.
  7. ÑóẊîöʼn
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    I don't see how federalism presupposes a state. A constitution would solidify and delineate the rights and obligations of a federation's members, but would not necessarily include provisions for a police force or centralised army. Doubtless a constitution would provide terms and conditions for those who break the covenant or wish to leave it, but that doesn't mean that enforcement would solely be in the hands of a centralised apparatus.
  8. ÑóẊîöʼn
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    My understanding is that federalism is a bit more centralised than confederalism, with members being expected to adhere to a constitution of some description. Wikipedia tells me that federalism is a central principle of Platformism and makes no mention of confederalism.
  9. ÑóẊîöʼn
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    The idea was to give the impression of a starship in deep space with a holographic heads-up display.

    As for technocracy and anarchism, I suggest you read THIS and THIS
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    Yes, unban AK!
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