Some thoughts on Crypto-Anarchy. Hope it doesn't sound too edgy.
One major problem with politics and democracy is the fact that most of the politicians, media and the general public (sometimes called "normies") have no idea what the internet and technology is really about. They don't know that,
The state has no real power over communication.
The state has no real power over the prohibition of guns.
The state has no real power over the prohibition of drugs.
The state has no real power over money.
We live in a pseudo-authoritarian society. The government cannot enforce a ban on encryption. So they cannot enforce a ban on information. Information is basically everything sent over the internet. Just 0s and 1s.
These 0s and 1s are everything we need. You can download a gun to print with a 3d printer. You can download instructions to make drugs and sell them via online marketplaces. You can be your own bank by downloading a Bitcoin wallet. The government cannot control this anymore. They can only pretend to.
Of course the state has power. It has a monopoly on violence. But it looses power everyday. Who knows what society will be like in 30 years.
All of this makes me hopeful for the future. The goal is simple. Decentralization of everything. From technology to politics. Let us be a part of forming this future.
