[bequanna]

Every system will offer some disproportionate rewards to the groups that are able to exert some control over it. In our system it seems that large business interests, wealthy individuals and the politicians themselves are the ones able to cash in somewhat on this control. In general, I think most people living in the real world accept this as human nature and we collectively try to minimize this corruption.

I’m aware of many systems where this disproportionate distribution of benefits to certain groups is much worse. But in theory, it would be utopia!

Which countries do you feel operate in a “better” or less corrupt way?

Note that I wouldn’t consider “in theory” responses valid answers to that question.

[revscat]

None. I believe the answer to the Fermi Paradox, at least for humanity, is “capitalism.” There are no governments or international institutions which are capable of responding to climate change. Every organization with political clout is based around growth, and that is the very thing which must be halted if not reversed.

But that won’t happen.