A friend helped me phrase a concept. First let’s not forget that all of this is temporary. Alas, even bitcoin. The only thing that is certain is change itself.

If the Bitcoin network of people (or any other thriving culture: nostriches?) gained enough momentum to represent a not small nation state, or better yet, a big nation. With a written charter or constitution that represents their aligned values. Surely the validity of groups claim to exist is just a question of population. But if such a code of conduct could be cleverly constructed to protect what is fundamental to us, but general enough to apply to everyone that's not trying to harm others, that may be the key that then attracts the masses. Like existing to a global nation with no borders that bestows a national right to sovereignty, but wherever you are. You can choose to accept citizenship. Or not. Until a time where that citizenship might be recognised through sheer numbers.

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I like it. It sounds like an ideal collaborative project for the next bush bash.

I wonder what sort of organising structures you have thought about?

I like the idea of an epistocracy? . Epistocracies retain the same institutions as representative democracies, including imposing liberal constitutional limits on power, bills of rights, checks and balances, elected representatives and judicial review. But while democracies give every citizen an equal right to vote, epistocracies apportion political power, by law, according to knowledge or competence. From memory the ancient Greeks were governed via an epistocracy (although I believe they called it a democracy… until that term was muddied by modernity to include all persons regardless of knowledge or competence).

A ‘proof of work’ concept that entitles you to a vote only once you have done the work to earn that right. There would need to be equal opportunity to “do the work” whether that work be through demonstrated knowledge or competence. Equal opportunity, not equal outcome. My 10cents.

They also practiced sortition which is akin to jury duty. Qualified citizens were randomly selected periodically as representatives making it hard for individuals to amass political power over time.

Interesting. Seems like some good starting points for a ‘new’ social organisation structure.

I particularly like the ‘qualified’ citizens part. I like the idea of demonstrated “proof of work”.

#[2]​ I’m hoping this takes you to Laz’s charter concept

I completely missed this & I have had similar thoughts over the past couple of years.

It's critically important that we have our own charters in our decentralised social constructs but can there be a set of base layer principles that we all agree upon?

I think about & reflect on what fills my heart with hope & joy every time I spend time with Bitcoiners. That feeling of respect & acceptance of who I am even when our opinions & choices diverge, seems so special.

My thinking is leaning towards this as a code (I'd love it as a T-shirt).

Truth & Bitcoin encapsulating respect for the 3 P's:

- Property

- Privacy

- Preferences