Spoiled food for thought
Yesterday, I was discussing economic and political theories with an acquainted of mine. He spouted things that didn't make much sense, like "if you have a good person climb the power ladder, then they can make things right." A different acquainted told me "if we make it easier for foreign companies to join our market, there's more competition, which leads to more employment." Things that look good on paper, but that won't ever happen in reality.
Companies wouldn't compete. If they come, it's because they'll take over. Like in that Sun Tzu popular quote that keeps showing up in Axie Infinity loading screens, "victorious warriors win first and then go to war". Resources already available in a country determine who's interested in doing business in a region. Thinking the basics of capitalism can improve a country all by themselves is utopic.
Likewise, a single person (good or otherwise) won't ever hold enough power to change things by themselves in the exact way they want, because the world is too big. If what they're doing isn't what other powerful people want, they interfere with each other. Powerful people also keep themselves in check so no single entity can ever rule the world on their own. One good person might still have a lasting effect, but even then, it's easily trumped by another's actions only a year or a day later.
There are also those who want to get rid of the state. A government is the middleman of powerful groups, so if you take them away, each region has their own laws, making things generally less civil. Also if there isn't standardized communication and law enforcement, you get tribal warfare. Thinking you can have a civilized life without a state and without violence is also utopic. We even have precedent: the way African Liberation Movements has turned into Africa’s Forever Wars.
While talking to one of these guys, he kept getting sadder through the conversation. I felt like I was shooting down his dream. The thing that gave him hope in life. By the end of the conversation, I regretted having it in the first place, as it felt like his life became a bit more bitter without any positive effect to compensate.
So I decided to not even talk about it further with the other friend. Fifty thousand votes might make a dent on an election's result, but two votes won't change anything, so why would I actively want to burst their bubble? Much like taking Santa Claus away from a child, maybe I should leave it alone. That's what I decided to do after pondering on the subject. Maybe it would be different if I had enough influence, but I don't want to face the risks and restrictions from being a politically exposed person.
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