Tag Archives: security

Control

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 13/March/23 ] It’s not about control.We can’t control people!Real security comes from alignment – not control. The only real security available comes from cooperation between all levels and classes of agents, with each agent having as much freedom as … Continue reading →

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Comment to Daniel S about classes of answers to current threats

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Daniel’s facebook post about an interview with Tristan Harris and Frank Luntz The interview [ 21/September/21 – comment to Daniel S’s Facebook page] You need to get explicit about answers Daniel. There are no competitive based solutions with any significant … Continue reading →

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If you don’t agree – don’t comment!

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

The “If you don’t agree don’t comment” is actually the major problem with society today. Most people are not interested in any evidence that contradicts their pet beliefs, and AI systems that curate news feeds that they get based purely … Continue reading →

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Is there ever going to be a safer world?

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Is there ever going to be a safer world? [ 7/August/21 ] Very probably yes. If we can get past using scarcity based value metrics (market values), and most people appreciate that liberty and security are both optimized by cooperation … Continue reading →

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Hope

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 15/July/21 Foundations of Logic FB group – Walter Kant asked “Why do people have unstable personalities with inclinations towards unbelievable beliefs and hopeless hopes?” with a picture “Hope is a waking dream”] What one is able to believe is … Continue reading →

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Response to Elon’s – maximize freedom – comment

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Comment to Elon Musk – My Final Warning [ 21/April/21 ] Maximizing freedom is self terminating. What is needed is to maximize freedom with minimal risk to life. Every level of structure has necessary constraints required to support that level … Continue reading →

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Technology and the global family

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Is it possible that technology may change the world into a global family in which everyone helps the members that are devoid of human rights? [ 14/Mar/21 ] In and of itself, No. As something that creates a new context … Continue reading →

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Who should be held responsible for global poverty?

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Ted Howard NZ

Who should be held responsible for global poverty? [ 26/Jan/21 ] Why would you think that anyone should be “held responsible”? Isn’t that a rather hubristic notion? Isn’t it much more likely that it is the ignorance of each and … Continue reading →

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Lifeboat Foundation facebook page – What do you want out of life?

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 31/8/20 On Lifeboat Foundation facebook page – What do you want out of life?] Security (including indefinite life & health extension), liberty (which includes responsibility for the biophysical and social systems that make life and liberty possible), and reasonable … Continue reading →

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How does human attitude change from a crave for earning money to serving society?

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

How does human attitude change from a crave for earning money to serving society? [ 28/7/20 ] There are many ways in which the values and actions of an individual can evolve over time. One that takes a lot of … Continue reading →

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