Decenter Civilization
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# Decenter Civilization  - Civilization as we know it is endemically (widely? intrinsically?) corrupt- This corruption is manifest in individuals caught up in a systemic web of toxic incentives- We can't go back to "innocent" societies of autonomous villages- God wants us to seek something better What should be our response?- our goal- our role- our soul ## Systemic Corruption 1. Societies become (imperial) civilizations to provide more of a scarce public good (typically military security vs long-term threats)2. Centralized systems are the easiest way to increase productivity for those scarce goods [also create an umbrella for "boutique" decentralized alternatives]3. Only when systems are sophisticated enough to have an "intent" can we have aligned versus mis-aligned incentives ("corruption")4. We have to go beyond that system to discuss whether such corruption is "evil" ## Compare: The Logos Cycle https://twitter.com/microurbanism/status/1667589489869590530 - Logos defines an identity- Existence as homeostasis: compressible/durable- How local costs create global benefit - Sin is violation of that logos- Without logos there is no sin- Once there is logos, sin is inevitable - Adding new logos to fix the old sin creates complexity that causes more sin - To do better, we must crucify the old logos to birth a new one- The best we can do is to get better at the cycle of crucifixion and new birth  https://www.youtube.com/@datocracy
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