100 years of whatever this will be

Re:100 years of whatever this will be by watwut on Thursday December 02, 2021 @02:00PM (#29420788)

>Assuming if somebody breaks an agreement, you just hit them over the head with a stick.

If this is possible, then it is equally possible to just hit anyone you please with stick so that they are forced to do what you want.

Which means, the most violent eager person gets to rule. Which is what people who prefer court system don't want.

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Re:100 years of whatever this will be by kkjjkgjjgg on Thursday December 02, 2021 @03:18PM (#29421886)

If you just hit people with sticks, they are bound to hit back. I don't understand your example.

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Re:100 years of whatever this will be by Ensorceled on Thursday December 02, 2021 @03:39PM (#29422177)

I know several people that it would be VERY unwise for almost anyone to attempt to hit them with sticks. Do they get to do larceny as much as they want in this system?

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Re:100 years of whatever this will be by virgildotcodes on Thursday December 02, 2021 @05:07PM (#29423421)

No, because in this perfectly rational world a bunch of weaker humans would inevitably band together to overcome the stronger stick man.

This is exactly how things would go, which is why in human history warlords have never been a thing, and violent, oppressive men have never built empires.

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Re:100 years of whatever this will be by chii on Thursday December 02, 2021 @11:00PM (#29426474)

> inevitably band together to overcome the stronger stick man.

and produce the court-based system we see today, with enforcement of the stick centralized to an authority that everyone agreed to (implicitly).

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Re:100 years of whatever this will be by catlikesshrimp on Thursday December 02, 2021 @07:11PM (#29424879)

Except there are still warlords, and drug cartels. And police beating black fellows more often than the average.

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/africas-top-10-dictator...

You need commanders for war.

Weaker humans usually sit through decimation until the guards come for them. Then they squeal for help. It is also rational. Consider that if you stand agaisnt the stronger enemy, the enemy might come back later with reinforcements and kill you.

Edit: I remembered what the Bible says happened to jews. The egyptians killed the jew children to keep the population in check, before exodus. And shortly after Jesus was born, Herod probably did the same.

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