| This is a common pattern - a bunch of disconnected from reality (literally, inside academical enclaves and mentally, living in a world of pure abstractions and ideas) pundits are advocating to destroy (or "reform") a vastly complex systems they do not fully comprehend, leave alone understood. Their abstract memes spread like viruses through naive minds of unthinking (or at least not thinking critically) people, and eventually society become literally sick with this or that nonsense. This very pattern was behind marxism and all its tragic consequences. Exactly this pattern. If you like a more recent example - look no farther than the crypto buble, based solely on memes and nothing but memes (well, very clever memes, indeed). Cash plays a fundamental role in any society - it is means of anonymous, untraceable, quick payments. Any healthy economy needs this kind of transactions. It is literally what we mean by "liquidity" - like a flow of red blood cells through the whole system. Do not mess with it. The pundits would argue that cash payments could be abused. Well, kitchen knives (even forks!) could be abused too. Shall we advocate a kitchenless society? Other countries have tried to mess with cash (India recently - thank god they kept small notes in circulation) and the result was disastrous. Again, some disconnected from reality abstract ideas were used to justify the move. What I am trying to say, is that this is the common cancer and the name of it is Liberal Arts "education", "humanities" and "academia". These people should not be allowed to govern because their minds are distorted with nonsense they have "studied" (memorized). Think of marxists or hegelians or platonists. Sweden, unfortunately, has been ruled by platonists and hegelians, if not marxists, for last few decades. The results are... well, read the news. |