RE: Voluntaryism: Do the Ends Justify the Means?
The ends never justify the means.
this is a statement based on universal law.
But, this really isn't about the ends, or the means.
Do we use ThemTube, an obvious force for evil, to get the word out about anarchy? In the lack of a better alternative, yes.
Do we use the political process to help get the word out about anarchy? Well, its not hurting anybody, go for it.
All of these people are wrong.
Imagine you knew how the internet would all be hooked up and it would be the greatest thing for humanity... back in the 80s, and you wanted to create it all.
Unfortunately, it had to go through several failed attempts, several discarded technologies to become what it is today. Many two steps forward, one step back. You could not go directly to what we have today, even if you had a complete vision of it back in the 80s.
The future of government (or probably be called a protectorate) is not anything we have even considered. Even the Venus Project is so far off as to not even be used as reference material.
The world doesn't work well without a structure. There are many people who need help. There are many people who need direction. And these require human organizations.
But, it will not be these bureaucracies. In fact, that is probably the part that is going to be done away with. It just won't exist. Instead, there will be something called coherence. And there will be a device that allows all the people who are a part of the project to get together at the same time to all get in alignment about where the project is going.
Imagine a world where the organization has a vote, and its 100% or 0% about where they go and what they do. People can join and leave as they please. And the focus is on getting their thing done, with aid to all and harm to none.
This will become reality. Anarchy is not what it will be called. It will be soo far from anarchy. But, it will be even further away from communism.
So, anything that promotes freedom, is the path that everyone should explore and write about. Because, there are many paths to explore to get to the paradigm shifts that show up when key pieces are found.
Most of your comments on my blog are difficult for me to appreciate. When I see your screen name, I usually brace myself with "Okay, what is it this time..."
I'm so happy that's not the case here. I'll happily upvote this comment because I think I actually understand and appreciate what you're saying. It's just like those who lived under tyrannical regimes so long ago could never have imagined the freedom (comparatively) offered by a representative democracy. I think the future organization or system humanity uses to find consensus and help those who can't help themselves while providing safety and protecting economic security (contract enforcement, etc) will look so radically different than what we have now as to be almost unrecognizable. Human brain to computer interfaces, IOT data collection, and artificial super intelligence are just some examples of how the landscape and context will completely change in the future.