From: Aaron Davidson (ajd@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca)
Date: Sun Mar 07 1999 - 20:31:40 MST
Imagine just trying to opt out of a social security program. This would
take substantial effort to do it legally. The effort put into going against
so much societal inertia would probably outweigh the returns you would get
from opting out and having a private security program. The risks of doing
it illegally are likely to outweigh the benefits as well.
I suppose the only profitable way to opt out of one thing is to opt out of
everything, and start from scratch. Of course, this would probably entail
owning and starting your own country.
>Tentative Criteria for Ideal Solutions
>--------------------------------------
>...
Sounds good.
>They need to be communicable and profitable so they
>can be "rolled out" to create a better world, i.e.,
>other individuals can be inspired to also implement
>them to their own and general benefit.
Clarifying this last point:
A solution should be scalable. (Kant's categorical imperative)
If everyone were to personally implement an ideal solution,
the criteria should still hold true.
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