DOES THE WORLD NEED A DECLARATION OF MONETARY INDEPENDENCE?
There comes a time, in the face of great discomfort and uncertainty, where one is obligated to stand in defiance against an established rule-set with which they may be conflicted. Social contracts are a necessity for organization and the development of civilization. Cultures and societies — as well as governments — can be rendered obsolete — or inferior — as our species & technology advances, progressing our understandings of where we find ourselves amongst one another. Where one might find the rules by which they abide by no longer serve them, but constrain and oppress. “Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.”- Plato, The Republic Today, the state enjoys this excess liberty. Today, the state has unfettered access to our data. Today, the state has the power of our time. Today, the state has the power of our attention. Today, the state has the power over our future. 245 years ago the world was saturated with autho...