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   On Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 8:44:54 AM UTC-7, Jeffrey Rubard wrote:   
   > On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 2:20:19 PM UTC-7, Jeffrey Rubard wrote:    
   > > On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 8:57:46 AM UTC-7, Jeffrey Rubard wrote:    
   > > > On Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 5:19:09 PM UTC-7, Arindam Banerjee   
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   > > > > On Sunday, 16 July 2023 at 01:35:51 UTC+10, Jeffrey Rubard wrote:    
   > > > > > On Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 8:34:57 AM UTC-7, Jeffrey Rubard   
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   > > > > > > On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 2:59:04 PM UTC-7, Arindam Banerjee   
   wrote:    
   > > > > > > > On Saturday, 15 July 2023 at 01:17:53 UTC+10, Jeffrey Rubard   
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   > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 6:40:29 PM UTC-7, Arindam   
   Banerjee wrote:    
   > > > > > > > > > On Friday, 14 July 2023 at 01:23:56 UTC+10, Jeffrey Rubard   
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   > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 8:25:55 AM UTC-7, Jeffrey   
   Rubard wrote:    
   > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 5:08:38 PM UTC-7, Arindam   
   Banerjee wrote:    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 9 July 2023 at 01:52:18 UTC+10, Jeffrey   
   Rubard wrote:    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, July 7, 2023 at 2:48:59 PM UTC-7,   
   Arindam Banerjee wrote:    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, 8 July 2023 at 01:23:57 UTC+10,   
   Jeffrey Rubard wrote:    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 5:37:16 PM UTC-7,   
   Arindam Banerjee wrote:    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, 7 July 2023 at 01:21:46 UTC+10,   
   Jeffrey Rubard wrote:    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 4:15:41 AM   
   UTC-7, Arindam Banerjee wrote:    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday, 6 July 2023 at 01:46:57   
   UTC+10, Jeffrey Rubard wrote:    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at   
   5:44:21 AM UTC-7, Arindam Banerjee wrote:    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday, 3 July 2023 at 01:22:32   
   UTC+10, bruce bowser wrote:    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, July 2, 2023 at   
   6:27:33 AM UTC-4, Arindam Banerjee wrote:    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, 2 July 2023 at 09:22:40   
   UTC+10, bruce bowser wrote:    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, July 1, 2023 at   
   7:16:14 PM UTC-4, Arindam Banerjee wrote:    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > High time AI replaced   
   politicians as well.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But, AI can't feel the pain of   
   punishments that it would administer. Can it?    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > nor the joys like fat salaries,   
   fames, infames, awards, pensions etc.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > AI: cheap, reliable, will work   
   7*24, will allow upgrades, save on election moneys and promises...    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No wonder Asimov wrote that a good   
   well-programmed robot would save humanity from itself.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But would one slightly less save   
   humanity?    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anything better than politicians will   
   save humanity. It won't be difficult to make a machine system far better.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In fact, the idea I had about googling   
   (which I initiated with my paper in 1987) came from the notion of   
   superpolitics, that in turn inspired by Asimov's robot-in-charge.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Superpolitics means direct democracy,   
   with interested participants for every issue voting directly and making   
   decisions.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Machines conduct the whole thing,   
   monitor results, make reports and distribute.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Much like internet today, only much   
   more focussed, organised, democratic, etc. and tamper-proof from trolls, etc.   
   Anti-troll software, big issue.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No politicians, only people using   
   machines.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Which is what machines are for.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers,    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Arindam Banerjee    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is this supposed to be anything like   
   Alain Badiou's "Metapolitics"?    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No, just getting rid of politicians, the   
   way we get rid of researchers with google, chatbox, etc.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No, we really don't. (Also, are you just a   
   "contrarian" politician? They're really a more tiresome species than   
   reported.)    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In theory we do here and in practice when, the   
   sooner the better, with the politicians who are obsolete.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And getting direct democracy, as opposed   
   to representative democracy, which is not the same thing as a one-party system   
   like Marxism with a human dictator at the top and slaves below.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Early, and often: "This is a hoax, isn't   
   it?"    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You are an idiot, right?    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > An *idiotes*, in Greek society, would be a   
   powerful person who could not handle the demands of social life and would   
   behave in a monstrous, 'autistic' fashion.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So: "No, not that kind of idiot."    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Athenian democracy, while very   
   limited, was a direct democracy. It was quite singular, as other Greek states   
   had oligarchs, kings, etc.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah, uh, it was also 2,500 years ago so has   
   some very limited relevance for our modern age.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The pols and their hangers-on live in designs   
   copied from them.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You are a real dope when it comes to 'fake   
   realpolitik' like that, huh?    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here all are masters, and the robots   
   simply do the jobs of politicians properly.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Good of the "robots"?    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "What?"    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Karel Capek's word, originally...    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (No comment on Capek, here.)    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This follows from Asimov's vision of the   
   future - with one android robot, seen as a human, brilliantly doing all the   
   great works that cannot be done by stupid bickering unprincipled corrupt pols.    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "I think you are pretty dense."    
   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think nothing about you.    
      
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