The revolution is inevitable. we need to make it opensource!

Possibly linux

I've got some bad news for you. There is going to he no communist revolution. This isn't early 20th century Russia

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Honestly? I don't think that'd work. We already have a problem with not enough people voting once a year as it is.

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Put it in the wiki and we'll get to it

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I have been thinking about a social network that would match you with other people who want to engage in activism (protests, writing to reps, starting petitions). I imagine that what often stops people is that they feel like the only ones.

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You should read Walkaway by Cory Doctorow. I think you'll like it.

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People dont vote because they dont feel like their views are properly represented. If each individual issue was open to referendum or voting, the only people who would take part in that specific vote are likely people who are well informed and passionate about the issue. I think this would end up being a far better system than having to vote based on nebulous campaign promises that are hardly ever fulfilled, or when they are, your issue is tacked on or bundled with a whole bunch of irrelevant and even harmful legislation.

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I told a friend today. "Stop think about a solarpunk utopia, start think about a solarpunk revolution"

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To do a informed vote on something you should have at least some basic idea what the topic means and a understanding of the implications, benefits and risks of that.

So let's say 0.001 percent of the people in a country with for example 40 million people in the valide age group have some great ideas that they want to get voted about every year. That would be 400 votes, so more then a votes every day.
That means that you either vote blind on lots/most of the topics or do nothing else then to keep up on the needed data to do a informed decision.
Even with only 40 votes, so about one vote every ten days, you would be forced to invest a huge part of your time to keep yourself up to date on all topics.

Oh and such a voting system would be extremely easy to manipulate by influencers, celebrities or other people with a high parasocial or charismatic power.

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Bad news? We don't want the revolution of 20th century Russia, we live on 21st century earth!
Better yet, lets do away with the christian calendar and do 1st century post capitalism.

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Direct democracy - Wikipedia

(en.m.wikipedia.org)

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Voting on opinions is a very bad idea, because opinions doesn't have to be backed by facts or reality.
I can have the opinion that it should be law that all people should wear green socks on Tuesdays.
Should there really be a vote about a opinion like that?
If yes, then then floodgates will be open and the system gets overwhelmed with input to vote on.
If not, who decides what kind of opinion is valid to vote one, and how can a misuse of that power be prevented.

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I think it would not work, people covertly sabotage any drift toward a utopia because they do not want it, it is numbingly dull. Beyond wealth or ease of life or sexual freedom what people really want at a deep and profound level is to have something to complain about. The whole of Reddit is just a mechanism for that, as is all social media, as is the internet, the purpose of language and life. People want to gaze over at one section of society and say look at those fucking idiots I am so much better than them. Then they want to tell people how much better they are and have other people agree, and that sort of thing is banned in utopia.

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also known as philosophy

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Not with that aditude no.

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Easy fix: A very violent sport, to ease the peoples hunger for discord. On a volontary basis of course. Preferably something with roller skates and swords.

Also introduce Kevin into the system. People can complain about him. A common enemy brings people together and Kevin is a really big asshohle.

Now everybody's happy. Except for Kevin of course. But that's the price you have to pay for utopia.

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I honestly think period will keto trying to sell capitalism to make themselves rich in the same way time shares still get sold when everybody knows they're scams.

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That's what it is now. To much bloat, a stupid subscription model. It runs very slow while the machine runs way to hot.

Applecracy would at least be aesthetically pleasing. Imagine the dope uniforms that everybody would have to wear.

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No. But I invented the "eternal Tarantino of a spotless toe"

Its mescal served in a nice worn lady shoe with a marachino cherry on top.

I think wiki how was invented by disney.

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Hugo Boss maybe!

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Just replace the skull with the apple and voila.