I agree with you about Cage. At the same time, I disagree with you about abdicating your voting rights, at least in America. Our system is designed to reward (in every sense of the word) the fullest participation in its government. It only truly works when the majority of people are participating, at all levels. True, it's a lot of work, and fills your life with things most people don't want to think about. But when people do pariticpate, the policies of government reflect just and equitable treatment for (voting) citizens more consistently than I've observed elsewhere. I think your program of moving between pleasurable Temporary Autonomous Zones sounds like fun, but I do think it rather sidesteps the issue of who has to design and maintain the support structure that holds it all in place. Like the Bridge in William Gibson's San Francisco novels, it doesn't exist in a vacuum.
I expect you'll notice I haven't commented on your last several, non-controversial posts. But I am still reading!
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Date: 2006-07-16 07:06 pm (UTC)I agree with you about Cage. At the same time, I disagree with you about abdicating your voting rights, at least in America. Our system is designed to reward (in every sense of the word) the fullest participation in its government. It only truly works when the majority of people are participating, at all levels. True, it's a lot of work, and fills your life with things most people don't want to think about. But when people do pariticpate, the policies of government reflect just and equitable treatment for (voting) citizens more consistently than I've observed elsewhere. I think your program of moving between pleasurable Temporary Autonomous Zones sounds like fun, but I do think it rather sidesteps the issue of who has to design and maintain the support structure that holds it all in place. Like the Bridge in William Gibson's San Francisco novels, it doesn't exist in a vacuum.
I expect you'll notice I haven't commented on your last several, non-controversial posts. But I am still reading!