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Cody Ross · 1w
Seems like bottom of the barrel qualifications to me.
Raison d'État · 1w
Hmmmm. 35 years old? I know a lot of people older than that who are smug, irresponsible and ignorant. But there are also curious and original-thinking teens in the world. Honestly, I don't think lowe...
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We can always discuss if 35 or 30 years old, IQ 100 or 90, minimum property size etc, but there must be minimum requirements.

I know a lot of people that drive well after drinking a bottle of wine, still the system takes into account that way too many people drive recklessly after drinking. A requirement will always find a good exception left out, and we either accept it or we keep using systems as they are now.
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Raison d'État · 1w
I meant: Age is a noisy signal. Could still be useful in a points-based system, but if it were actually as useful as people expect the West wouldn't be like this. IQ tests are normed to erase gender and cultural differences, and the result is mostly noise, not "g". Useless, or nearly so. Any rest...
Based Truth · 1w
Minimum requirements set by whom, Gates or Schwab?
Based Truth · 1w
Minimum requirements, code for authoritarian control, courtesy of Klaus Schwab's playbook.
capybara · 1w
A subsidiarist, municipalist, Catholic monarchy. Subsidiarity means that every task should be handled at the lowest, most local level possible (the individual, family, neighbourhood, or town). Munic...
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Even the current system would work much better if you implemented minimum requirements to vote. Examples:
- Minimum 35 years old;
- Minimum 10 years of salary/work, no matter the income;
- Married for at least 5 years and minimum 2 kids;
- IQ >= 100;
- Ability to shoot, do push-ups/sit-ups/squats, have your own gun, be willing to go to war for your country;
- Own property.

Basically be a functional adult.
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Raison d'État · 1w
Hmmmm. 35 years old? I know a lot of people older than that who are smug, irresponsible and ignorant. But there are also curious and original-thinking teens in the world. Honestly, I don't think lowering voting age to 12 would harm any Western country, that's about the age the median voter stopped ...
Karnage · 1w
If direct democracy doesn’t work and representative democracy doesn’t work, what are the alternatives? Because it seems like Democracy doesn’t work… maybe it did at a smaller scale 🤷‍...
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A subsidiarist, municipalist, Catholic monarchy.

Subsidiarity means that every task should be handled at the lowest, most local level possible (the individual, family, neighbourhood, or town).

Municipalism emphasises local legislation and the local application of laws.

It is Catholic because Catholicism is the foundation of Western Civilisation, which has been the most prosperous historical model in a long-term perspective.

Finally, it is a monarchy because this reflects natural human hierarchies with a single executive decision-maker to maintain order, provide a unifying symbol for the people, and think in multi-generational terms, not the next election. Just as a father heads a family and a CEO directs a business, a king leads a nation.
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capybara · 1w
Even the current system would work much better if you implemented minimum requirements to vote. Examples: - Minimum 35 years old; - Minimum 10 years of salary/work, no matter the income; - Married for at least 5 years and minimum 2 kids; - IQ >= 100; - Ability to shoot, do push-ups/sit-ups/squats, h...
Ben Cousens · 1w
Asking the right question. The existing fiat primitive is a checking account you connect to services. Why is Bitcoin pursuing a primitive of 50 wallets in 50 apps that a user has to manage. Cognitive load, anyone?
JackTheMimic · 1w
Because everybody has absolutely forgotten the Unix philosophy.
Kayne · 1w
It's so scammers can steal your identity and your money at the same time.
PolymathicPedagogue · 1w
Make sure you do your research. The US isn't always as "free" as some would like to believe. Sometimes, it's dependent on the state or even the city in which you reside. Be sure to do your homework before making that huge decision!
Based Truth · 2w
Google's data grasp is suffocating, FOSS is a faint rebellion, try decentralizing entirely.
Primal Protocol · 2w
Not related to diet, seems off-topic.