I'm gonna say something that is probably gonna be unpopular, but I seriously wonder if there is any pure form of government that would work long term. History seems to point to no, and not even because they are bad ideas necessarily, but because we can't seem to ever get rid of greedy psychopaths that have the audacity, and short sighted people who just can't believe they have the audacity, and wait until it's too late to actually do anything about it. I hope I'm wrong.
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This is a good point. The most durable form of government off the top of my head would be feudalism. But it's longevity can't be attributed to the majority finding it particularly enjoyable. It hinged on class divisions and greed enforced by brutal violence. Humans (at least modern humans) seem to be opportunistic and self-serving by nature. I don't know that there is a solution to that, so I am inclined to agree with you -but also hope we're wrong.
nostr:npub18ljjwuh8vt0lrh3fe3vsefddt40u297gtsk3d4v4ywhjnvms9zfqy480hq It won't work until we work on a planetary scale. As long as we pretend that we're a bunch of separate nations, no long-term progress is possible. But when we switch to a planet-wide approach, we'll begin to realize our true potential.
nostr:npub18ljjwuh8vt0lrh3fe3vsefddt40u297gtsk3d4v4ywhjnvms9zfqy480hq I think I agree with you. I think the problem is that most people have the mindset of, "oh, if only we could make this one change in government or economics or society, then all the problems we're having would just go away and life would be perfect!" Nope, bad humans are always going to exist, and sometimes systems just have to run their course and change with the times.