In an old Monty Python sketch; a man was told that unfortunately he had chosen the “no-pay” insurance policy, which was a great deal if he never had to use it, but . . .
Our Criminal Justice System best fits the people that never have to rely on it — it works just great in no-crime areas.
Is permitting to mine underneath a lake a complex procedure?
Not when the state and the county split the revenue.
Is mining a less than stable lake bed risky?
Not when the mining company gives you verbal assurances.
What will happen if there’s a lake bed collapse?
That’s a complex question.
Why did it happen?
That’s simple.
“Power-ups” can instantly add to the life, armor, strength or score of a videogame player — but how does this apply to the games politicians have created?
Uttering a “shopping list” of cant phrases; politicians have blown apart the barriers that protected us from oppression, and designed a game where all differences can be treated differently.
These societal “power-ups” can add markedly to the wealth and perceived worth of those people who are designated; by their race, their gender, or by any categorization or profiling that politicians decide.
They make the rules.
Power-ups can be given — but they can also be taken away.
Maybe the rules will be changed to produce a game you have no chance of winning.
They’ll decide.
The Code of Form Based Living [like that of criminal organizations] uses the threat of punishment to keep its people in line.
This compliance to a rigid doctrine makes the actions of non-conforming individuals stand out like weeds in a gravel path.
All that’s left is suppression . . . or removal.
The essence of Form Base Codes is conforming to the rules — and those rules come from the top.
The activities behind Tompkins County’s policy making, like those behind the walls of Lubyanka; are unseen and not to be talked about.
There’s an authoritarian anxiety in the county that is palpable.
Pretend you’ve been turned . . . or you’ll be burned.
Form Based Codes are all about power and control — that’s why they’re so suitable for prisons and planned doctrinal living.
Doctrine holders always assume the right to question you.
In a formal interview; they can be much more insistent.
Does your Form Based Community have any buildings with sub-basements?
Evil recycles – it comes around again and again – the same content; remade.
Wouldn’t it be useful if government policies were labeled – “80% post corruption content” [the remaining 20% is mostly fools.]
Recycling: it’s the same evil with a different face.
Old science fiction stories predicted a future where we wouldn’t need machines: our leaders are creating a future where they don’t need us.
In a society where human worth has been replaced with “someone has to take the hit;” Artificial Intelligence is a defensible tool to scrap people for cash.
Is this “face-off” unfair?
Machines don’t play fair — and neither do our leaders.
Evil does not play games; but it enjoys making you think it does.
Bug zappers work by giving the illusion of freedom and escape — and hiding the consequences: This is the same way elitist policy making works.
[I can’t say this will lead us to an early grave; because graves take land, land is worth something, and we’ve already served our purpose.]