RE: A practical problem for the Anarchist and New Age Voluntarists (and any other starry-eyed idealist). (featuring @vuyusile as author)
I am so grateful for the persons that take time to respond and engage. These sound like intriguing theoretical solutions but I struggle to allow them to displace my practical skepticism. Don't get me wrong - I am wholly open to doing it differently; the present system is working badly at many levels. I think we must find creative but viable alternatives.
The status quo only changes when it is sufficiently disrupted, and of course this is what is attractive about what you are doing with this site. When I lift my head from the process of blogging and remind myself that this platform is acquiring a life of its own and is much bigger than any single person's opinions, especially mine, then I see this project as a social disrupter that may create the space for change.
When that space opens up, what is the kind of change that we intend to innovate? How will the economic underpinnings of this platform shape the social mutation in the evolutionary process? I think these are the most interesting questions. Are we asking them?
Thanks for taking the time to engage with me.
Ultimately the platform will evolve to be like most platforms in the sense that those frequently monitoring will become more well known, and those who have status. Thus far I have little to no proactivity beyond discussion amongst the chosen few. I would assume this would prevent to some extent mass acceptance and uptake of the platform. https://steemit.com/anarchy/@zev/a-practical-solution-for-the-anarchist-and-new-age-voluntarists