[alexbiet]

Let them have it. Complete and absolute control over all citizens. Nothing more, nothing less. Then what? They will finally realise absolute power is an empty pursuit that brings nothing but misery for both the masses and the so called elites.

False leaders have no place leading anyone as they lead through fear and insecurity. Their lack of trust cemented in incompetence, arrogance and hubris leads to a neurotic chase for absolute and utter control over everything and everybody. How empty that path must be... and deemed for nothing but failure.

True leaders inspire through visions for the future and they will eventually rise to lead. A true leader inspires action and trust, unity and purpose. True leaders are instinctually acknowledged by everyone, are accountable to everyone and value responsibility over personal power. Maturity, good character and wisdom is naturally part of their character.

Hardly anything resembling a true leader can be observed in the current political space... and that speaks volumes to the state of our society.

Here comes the change, unexpected and imminent, to sweep away all falsities and reveal the truth.

[walterbell]

Why would mortal humans waste time/money on mass experiments with predictably useless outcomes?

[alexbiet]

Entirely the point I am making, albeit indirectly. The majority of rules and regulations nowadays are aimed at more and more control over the people at little to no benefit to them. People get angry and protest such measures. Rinse and repeat, for at least the last decade or two. It’s repetitive and pointless. When does it become clear the once great system which brought us growth and prosperity is no longer fit for purpose? At what point people realise we need to shed the old system and its top crème de la crème in favour of a new one?

We need new leaders capable of creating a vision for our future to inspire 8+ BLN people and to put in place the means to get us there.

[walterbell]

> At what point people realise we need to shed the old system and its top crème de la crème in favour of a new one?

Excluding migration to new land, what is a good historical precedent?

Sounds a bit like "Rewrite It In Rust!"

Reboot is good for those who have extracted and sequestered value out of the old system.

Less good for those whose assets were extracted and still have legal claims within the old system.

[alexbiet]

The systems we instate adapt based on human evolution. We began living in small groups, then tribes, alliances, principates, republics, nation states, mega states. It is hard to believe we've reached the pentacle of governance systems. All participants are impacted to a certain degree, be it positively or negatively, by change. Digesting the current state of the world leads me to be believe a system change may be around the corner.

First principles, everything is in a continuous state of decay. Every living or non-living being, every system, institution or organisation by-product of a living being. What goes up must come down. Institutions start out with noble goals for society. As they grow and amass power, their values tend shift inwards, creating a fertile ground for hubris, nepotism driven incompetence, corruption and disconnect. Most often then not, given a long enough time span, they crumble over their own incompetence and lack of accountability to the environment around them.

Using the programming analogy, it's not as much of a rewrite as it is a major version upgrade (i.e. from 1.x to 2.x) we need.

Keeping your assets is important. Creating opportunities to gather new assets is also important. We are in need of a vision that brings prosperity and purpose for all of us.

Observing the gluttonous initiatives of outdated institutions to swindle our rights, freedoms and assets is hardly ever inspiring. Things change with time.