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> It speaks a lot to the power of financial incentives

Also, to the power of modern-day cryptography that rubber-hose and evil maid (backdoors) are the only viable (even if expensive) alternatives.

> the government disappears, there are really only two fundamental technologies needed to reboot everything: money and contracts

Both of which require "governance", but post-collapse, it may be of form that may not benefit the collective.

parent ignoramous 19 days ago

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