America hasn't been a democratic republic for a long time. But recent events and a few good writers are exposing the rot in a system that runs more like a Mafia than a "democracy."
Emotionally, it is easier for me to focus on what we might build than on how utterly messed up the world is. (I am more of a thinker than a feeler, but I do also feel sometimes 🤣.)
I tend to agree. I have to force myself to stare at (and smell) the reality, like a corpse full of maggots. Because if I don't, the zombies of the world will just keep on believing everything they're fed.
Max, now that we got to the the biggest root problem in our world - the corruption in all of our systems and the utter lack of trust it creates - let's focus on solutions, together.
Think of all the corrupted systems we lost trust in - government, academia, media, medicine, and even science.
You Substack (and ours) are examples of decentralization of media that used to be owned by the gatekeepers of NY Times, CNN, etc. Now they are spread out to substack, youtube, podcasts, etc.
We need to do this for government. Let's do it together. You align with us and we need your help.
Let's build a new high trust, decentralized system that optimizes for group problem solving. Everyone is starting to get this. The whole computer is hacked. We need a high trust plug in that we build ourselves.
This is why we need better organization, decentralization, and high trust transparent systems that we build ourselves, migrate to, and use to fight corruption. (like the non-profit Swarm Academy, or anything Tim Urban talks about in "What's Our Problem" such as "idea labs" or think tanks for the people).
That said, if you read Whitney Webb's books, and pull on the evidence, it is obvious just how corrupt we have become. The entire computer is hacked, and for decades we have just sat around and argued about what programs run better on the hacked computer (the hot button issues).
We need to focus on the actual computer. It is so corrupted, we need to build a high trust, transparent, decentralized plug in.
Good stuff all...BUT...there are questions & caveats.
1)Rome took hundreds of yrs to "Fall"...France for a decade after Louie XVI beheading 1793...for Napoleon to seize power, a decade for the Soviet Union after 1989...how long will it take. Long-term 10-20 yr I'm optimistic...but the next decade could be very bloody! Lots! BILLIONS for the Elite to lose! which brings us to...
2) OTHER Millionaire STAKEHOLDERS of the Western Bnnking/Dollar Status Quo. Not just talking about the several thousand Rothschild, Gates, Buffet, Musk, Bezos domestic Billion Elite...OR a few thousand More in China, Europe, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia...:
BUT literally several Millions more like a close friend of mine -- 70+ retired Corp "$100s" Millions net worth to lose in Retirement & Legacy built for his family/charities. The above Deep-State collapse above notwithstanding...it will take yrs of scrambling for these (60-85 yr olds 1/10 of 1%) to Protect Their CHIPS! It's likely WHY most of them still Sneer-At-BRICS US -Dollar challenge (while secretly/discretely scrambling for viable OPTIONS)!
What a time to be alive...& see this play out the next 10-20 yrs. Might get very BLOODY! Lord have mercy
A masterly summary of why societal collapse is possible.
Yet, we do our work because there is still hope to prevent the worst and as Epictetus said we must "act our part with honor. "
Emotionally, it is easier for me to focus on what we might build than on how utterly messed up the world is. (I am more of a thinker than a feeler, but I do also feel sometimes 🤣.)
I tend to agree. I have to force myself to stare at (and smell) the reality, like a corpse full of maggots. Because if I don't, the zombies of the world will just keep on believing everything they're fed.
Max, now that we got to the the biggest root problem in our world - the corruption in all of our systems and the utter lack of trust it creates - let's focus on solutions, together.
Think of all the corrupted systems we lost trust in - government, academia, media, medicine, and even science.
You Substack (and ours) are examples of decentralization of media that used to be owned by the gatekeepers of NY Times, CNN, etc. Now they are spread out to substack, youtube, podcasts, etc.
We need to do this for government. Let's do it together. You align with us and we need your help.
Yup. I look, but I have also gotten much better at compartmentalizing what I see.
Let's build a new high trust, decentralized system that optimizes for group problem solving. Everyone is starting to get this. The whole computer is hacked. We need a high trust plug in that we build ourselves.
Can you elaborate for a poor, humble philosopher?
Whitney Webb's book were amazing on this topic.
The USA has never been a "democratic republic" and hopefully will never be one.
"One remaining question is whether we can stomach what we’ll find once it all falls down."
Likely not. Just ask Ghislaine or Jeffery Epstein's pals.
100%
This is why we need better organization, decentralization, and high trust transparent systems that we build ourselves, migrate to, and use to fight corruption. (like the non-profit Swarm Academy, or anything Tim Urban talks about in "What's Our Problem" such as "idea labs" or think tanks for the people).
That said, if you read Whitney Webb's books, and pull on the evidence, it is obvious just how corrupt we have become. The entire computer is hacked, and for decades we have just sat around and argued about what programs run better on the hacked computer (the hot button issues).
We need to focus on the actual computer. It is so corrupted, we need to build a high trust, transparent, decentralized plug in.
Excellent piece Max!
Good stuff all...BUT...there are questions & caveats.
1)Rome took hundreds of yrs to "Fall"...France for a decade after Louie XVI beheading 1793...for Napoleon to seize power, a decade for the Soviet Union after 1989...how long will it take. Long-term 10-20 yr I'm optimistic...but the next decade could be very bloody! Lots! BILLIONS for the Elite to lose! which brings us to...
2) OTHER Millionaire STAKEHOLDERS of the Western Bnnking/Dollar Status Quo. Not just talking about the several thousand Rothschild, Gates, Buffet, Musk, Bezos domestic Billion Elite...OR a few thousand More in China, Europe, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia...:
BUT literally several Millions more like a close friend of mine -- 70+ retired Corp "$100s" Millions net worth to lose in Retirement & Legacy built for his family/charities. The above Deep-State collapse above notwithstanding...it will take yrs of scrambling for these (60-85 yr olds 1/10 of 1%) to Protect Their CHIPS! It's likely WHY most of them still Sneer-At-BRICS US -Dollar challenge (while secretly/discretely scrambling for viable OPTIONS)!
What a time to be alive...& see this play out the next 10-20 yrs. Might get very BLOODY! Lord have mercy
We can do it peacefully if we embrace:
1) Decentralization
2) Transparency
3) Group Problem Solving / Think Tanks / High Run Thinking
4) Repairing trust - both in systems and peer to peer
#SwarmAcademy