I thought I might share a post from Slack:
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I thought of you when I read this quote from "Halved" by Daniel Crowbridge -
"“I remembered a Comparative Economic Systems class I audited in college. They explained why the Russians failed at economic planning under their Communist regime in the 1950’s. They didn’t have the information processing power. They got out the old accounting paper and tried to map the inputs and outputs of their economy. But, they couldn’t handle any changes. When a drought or other major event affected their inputs, the problem would ripple through the system. The system was not agile enough to adjust. The twentieth century form of communist economic planning could not match the capitalist free market system’s agility. Our Sprotak Planner, fully integrates the hands of the silent majority. It has allowed us to manipulate the stock market and create a massive shift in wealth to the underground youth revolution. “The majority of people acting for the majority expectation have allowed us to more effectively run the country,”said Janice excitedly. “It’s communism,”I said. “But, I like it.”“It is Communism in the sense that it provides the greater good for the whole population,”said Simyan. “But, it is better than the commie system because it is not dictated by a small authoritarian regime. Rather, the will of the participants is adjusted in real time through the Sprotak feedback matrices. It empowers the individual by requiring them to participate equitably based upon their ability to contribute.”“The matrix handicaps each individual’s contribution. It finds them work based upon their skill set and factors their wage based upon their contribution,”added Simyan. “Work is priced like they value Over-The-Counter Stocks. The supply of labor is identified at every wage level and supply is matched up with demand until the market clears. A minimum wage threshold is necessary. But, we have found that the improved efficiencies and increased production justify the minimum wage. In fact, the most productive participants produce more, because they are recognized and credited for their proficiency. Bartering is engaged whenever possible. Sprotak has become an effective social program as well as an economic planning model.”“Is it all free?”I asked. “Nothing is free,”said Simyan. “Freeloaders don’t benefit. The system keeps track of our needs and contributions. Your contribution is then automatically factored into your relative wage and barter account. Money is no longer necessary in our barter system and income tax is functionally obsolete. It has all become digital. Digital resumes have become task oriented, quantified descriptions of an individual’s ability. Ratings are assessed and worker proficiency is guaranteed. Possible jobs and career paths are recommended. Available local jobs are matched and emailed to the participants to bid upon. A grand barter matrix is constantly updated based upon supply and demand. If something needs to be done the wage for doing the work is adjusted daily. Jobs are bid in real time based upon an over the counter market clearing software system.”“Sprotak allows the silent majority to scrub the internet for the set of existing expectations, tap the cognitive surplus of computer users, and create non-zero sum games that set up the synergy to advance the expectations of the silent majority and engage them in an equitable economy. The results have been astounding.”"
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