Symi Declaration - Future-of-the-World Checklist Rev. 1.01

"Not a Desiderata for Dreamers, but a Raft for Realists"

@iankenway
I get where this list is coming from, but these ideas could be clarified/expanded on.

1. The progressive taxation they recommend would need a starting point for the upper bracket(s).
2. UBI requires something like rent restrictions to really work.
3. A market can only be truly free if monopolism and negative externalities are kept in check.
4. "No walled gardens" might not mean the same thing to everyone.
5. Sortition is a good idea, as long as it is only used to select assemblies of voters, not for directly selecting an official. For single-seat elections, I would also recommend that the assemblies use approval voting.

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@Parienve Thank you so much for your thoughtful and useful comments. The Checklist obviously needs further revision as there is currently no reference to education, health and reproductive rights.

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