Hello beautiful people,
Power in human society constantly swings between two seasons.
Seasons of centralisation, and seasons of decentralisation.
Decades ago, everyone in the UK got their news from the BBC. Now, they get their news from hundreds if not thousands of social media accounts they follow.
Centralisation is when activity and power clusters around one authority.
Decentralisation is when activity and power is distributed across a large number of contributers.
A dictatorship is extremely centralised, so is a monarchy. A democratic government, like the one we have now, is supposed to be more decentralised, because our elected political representatives act in our best interest. An extremely decentralised system would be where every little village in the UK can largely decide it's own laws.
A centralised food system is where one (or a few) companies control the supply of food, a decentralised system is where people produce their own food for their local area.
A fully centralised school system is where one authority controls the education of the whole population, a fully decentralised one is where each family homeschools their child.
When there is too much centralisation, and more importantly, when that centralisation leaves us worse off, we respond with decentralisation.
People aren’t happy with the centralised food supply? They start growing their own food.
People aren’t happy with the banks controlling the financial system? That’s what cryptocurrency is for.
People don’t trust mainstream media? They turn to social media.
People aren’t happy with what the school system is teaching their children? They start homeschooling and create their own schools.
Then what happens?
People develop preferences.
“I like the way that farm grows their food”
“I like that persons educational philosophy”
“I like the way that cryptocurrency works”
“I only trust content from this social media account”
The pendulum swings back, and the season of centralisation begins again.
Activity, information, and power start to cluster around new hubs.
The cycle repeats.
Which way do you think we’re swinging?
Act accordingly.
To your freedom and independence,
Rob
Wild Minds Community
PS.
If you want to read more about decentralisation, this is a great article but a bit tech-heavy: There’s more to decentralisation than blockchains and bitcoin
If you want to be part of a new decentralised society, we're working on just the thing to help you. Stay tuned.
