In the wake of the 2008 crisis came the realization that our financial system is teetering on the brink, at the mercy of banks that are too big to fail. A lesson that’s hardly surprising to Software engineers who have known for decades that "God Objects", entities that are far too widely encompassing, produce intractable … Continue reading Too Big To Fail: A Call for States’ Rights
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Direct vs Representative Democracy
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch" - Ben Franklin “Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” - John Adams Earlier, I had written about the flaws inherent to democracy and … Continue reading Direct vs Representative Democracy
It’s Time to Reinvent Democracy
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch" - Ben Franklin “Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” - John Adams Today, I'll be making the same argument that the founding fathers did; that … Continue reading It’s Time to Reinvent Democracy
