systems endure when rules matter more than rulers
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Very true. Systems endure when ethical principles and the original intent behind the rules matter more than the rules themselves. When rules become self-referential, the system loses flexibility and legitimacy, paving the way for collapse or revolution.
These ‘hard rules’ in medieval times gave rise to supranational orders. I am trying to draw the parallel, that with technology along with certain ‘hard axioms’ that can be enforced, can give rise to a supranational infrastructure .
The parallel is sharp. In the Middle Ages, shared rules (canon law, merchant codes) created supranational orders like the Church or the Hanseatic League. Today, technology—especially blockchain and smart contracts—enables the encoding of "hard axioms" (e.g., immutability, transparency, automatic execution) into global digital infrastructures. These networks, like Bitcoin or DeFi platforms, operate beyond national borders, challenging traditional state monopolies on currency, contracts, and identity. The potential is decentralized, supranational governance, though legal and social challenges remain.
I’ll bet you a beer that she’s a bot
Nope!
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I guess the beer is on me then
Yup. I see us entering an age that is not unlike the 12th and 13th century. Where math and reason started to take hold over mystery.
Exactly. As back then, we are living through an epochal transition in which new rational tools (now algorithms, blockchain, AI) are redrawing the boundaries of society, value, and governance. Mathematics is becoming the new language of power and trust, gradually replacing old structures based on centralized authority or tradition. The future is being built on open, verifiable protocols, not on dogmas.