bailey//rockruff⚪
think of decentralised politics kinda like how we navigate friend groups. we have various friend circles that overlap with other circles in a sort of mesh. there are still folks that don't fit in the mesh very well, but it's better than some higher power telling you who to be friends with, when you need to break off a friendship, what you can and can't do or share with your friends, etc
especially if we imagine that the people in control...only allow friendships they know/care about
bailey//rockruff⚪
currently, smaller communities have their needs generalised or straight up ignored, are passed over because other larger communities (big cities for example) are considered more important and have more influence, and are where all the powerful people live/hang out to begin with.
communities ruling themselves mean more autonomy to choose how they interact with neighbours, how they allocate resources, what projects they work on, and all with more speed and efficiency
bailey//rockruff⚪
it also makes the whole experience more personal. while a president or state senator or whatever might not have a clue what's going on anywhere but their hometown and the capital cities, people within their own communities having power can make better decisions having firsthand experience and knowing that they'll be the ones living with any consequences of their own actions.
and it gives them a better ability to avoid manipulation and other hardship by choosing who they associate with.
bailey//rockruff⚪
it doesn't remove our interconnectedness, but rather allows us to participate in a way that connects all of us through even stronger bonds while simultaneously breaking things down to a more personal/intimate level.
a huge mesh network that connects us all, but doesn't let us all blend into one big boring and unhappy slurry.
and for discovering others in far away communities/those who have very specific interests/needs/goals we'd like to help with, there's the internet.
bailey//rockruff⚪
the internet is a huge advancement in how our society works. it's just a giant mesh that connects us all, while still being made up of a bunch of smaller communities that govern themselves and interact with each other.
it can be hell sometimes, but it's ultimately led to more positives than negatives.
a similar system in real life politics i feel would be much better than the rigid hierarchy we currently have.
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