RE: The Blockchain Won’t Save Us
There are misconceptions on what the blockchain is supposed to do, and I believe you are right. The blockchain won't exactly save us from centralized governments. I do believe that it does save us from what many see as the inevitable failure of fiat currencies that are not backed by anything. There are a lot of 'problems' and I say this loosely because many times solving problems is more like finding a more efficient way to perform a task we as humans found tedious to perform.
I believe blockchain is a game changer to the money market, and how wealth is transacted globally. This in turn can help spread more information faster, however like you said -- differentiating between misinformation and information can be difficult. Certainly not a huge game changer to the freedom market but I feel it's a step in the right direction. Anarchy is a whole different topic because modern society has taught us that it is bad so one should take a deeper look into what anarchy is and isn't, and we've come full circle trying to differentiate between information and disinformation.
I actually did some research on the word anarchy before writing the post and struggled a little knowing there would be some disagreement on the meaning. The general perception of a chaotic, leaderless society or the newer political philosophy of the abolition of traditional government. In my mind people need leadership of some kind so we don’t devolve into a “Lord of the Flies” situation. It will ultimately come down to where we draw the lines and that’s when reality based beliefs matter the most.
Thanks for the thoughtful reply.
Thanks for responding! As I read your post I recalled vaguely reading about anarchy a while back and the disagreement on its meaning. After doing some more minor research last night on anarchy I came to the same conclusion. In a perfect world anarchy could work peacefully, but alas, we've all read "Lord of the Flies" and know that once humans are added to the equation, the outcome is unpredictable.