[14894] in Cypherpunks
Re: Crime and punishment in cyberspace - 3 of 3
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Miller)
Wed Jun 8 17:46:15 1994
From: jim@bilbo.suite.com (Jim Miller)
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 94 16:30:32 -0500
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Reply-To: Jim_Miller@bilbo.suite.com
> The concept of "rights" is really only meaningful in the
> context of a group of people, a society which has agreed to
> band together for some purpose. But since it can't be
> guaranteed that anyone would be educated on the matter of
> observing the delineated rights, or that having been
> educated they would respect them and observe limits upon
> themselves in regard of these rights, it would be unwise
> to desist from the development of the tools and systems
> for self-protection.
>
Rather than spending effort developing technology for self-protection,
wouldn't it be better to spend effort developing a society in which
self-protection is unnecessary? Think of all the energy and resources
that would be saved if people just got along. I think the cypherpunks
should redirect their efforts into the fields of genetics and human
behavior. Better people make a better world. A committee should be
formed to develop specifications describing a good person. The committee
could then launch a program to guide society to a future where everyone
met or exceeded the recommended specifications. The project would include
frequent quality assurance testing to guarantee rapid convergence to the
desired goals. Individuals who did not meet the specifications would be
removed from the program.
Citizen-Unit Miller
