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I know this is a very sensitive topic for libertarians (which I'm one myself) but I believe the Swiss system holds the key for the democracy problem. I absolutely agree that the current model of what they call "democracy" is absolutely broken and will never work. But that's just that model. What we need to do is redefine what democracy means. Democracy can't mean 4 year votes. That's insanity. Democracy needs to mean referendums every 3 months, People's Veto Power (ability to reject ANY law at any level, municipal, regional, federal), Citizen Initiatives, Public Recalls, etc. In Switzerland people have been voting to REDUCE taxes for centuries now. And they do! Nobody wants to raise taxes. Nobody. When given the chance to vote on a referendum people ALWAYS reject tax raises. They've done this dozen of times. That's in essence what I'm trying to do with https://thedemocracyupgrade.org/, basically trying to upgrade the concept of democracy. In my view Switzerland is the only real democracy in the world, the rest are just autocracies (in a different degree/percentage, everything is relative).

Yeah sure. Why not vote/referend every week? Or day? And what about the mandatory forced household TV propaganda tax? The swiss model might sound better and appeal as a first step but in the end it's the same ol' bs.

What's the better alternative? What's not bs? Switzerland is one of the freest countries in the world. https://www.heritage.org/index/pages/country-pages/switzerland Nothing is perfect. I think the idea that because something is not perfect we shouldn't do anything is a form of nihilism. But hey, to each its own. Not trying to convince anybody of anything. Just sharing what I've discovered.

Of course, I agree. The real problem is what and how to define things. I obviously also want that, the question is how, what and where. The real question is how, what and who gets to define what property rights are. That’s the whole point.

We're headed towards two very separate worlds. They say, this now, is a meaning crisis. This is nothing compared to what's ahead. It's hard to have an advantage over apathy though. Apathy doesn't care. 😅

I joined Nostr Bitcoin conferences to invest in Nostr and affilited with Nostr Bitcoin projects.......genuinely invested based on dividents advertised to help family relatives in a war zones..... They need to release my investment and this identity fraud must stop

This morning I spoke to California government representative and it was reccomended to reach out to Senator to expedite FBI search. In a quest for safety of everyone and we'll being affected by criminal activities

If you’re talking about Elon’s Twitter I hope you’re right. My concern though is that I’m seeing lots of the nasty, abusive twitter profiles publishing their nostr addresses. How long before that cesspit infects this space?

I'd like to think that as a nostr-only user currently, I am already living this I just don't have any influence from elsewhere (That is until I log back into IG or X when following a link, look, browse, get irritated, then angry, then anxious, and ultimately am reminded why I left in the first place...!)

Surveillance is more than observation—it’s a force that collapses human potential, narrowing our choices to what’s safe and predictable. Just as the observer effect collapses quantum potential, surveillance limits human potential, confining it to a singular, controlled state. open-source protocols are vital for preserving our liberties in a digital age

Those unaffected by corporate algos will hold a distinct advantage. Unburdened by the biases and distortions embedded in algorithmically-tailored content, they can think independently and see the world more clearly. Freed from the subtle persuasions designed to shape their beliefs and behaviours, they can make decisions based on reason rather than algorithmic influence. This independence is a valuable asset, granting them a clear edge over those swept up in the tide of targeted corporate messaging.

Lack of knowledge is power. Why? Because it begs the question: what’s the difference between right and true information and misinformation and how has that difference been derived and how has that derivation path been verified and by whom and with appeal to what authority.