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''This kind of sucks as it means everyone is out for themselves and others second. Understanding this you can see why and leads to a limited altruistic society. However, what if we were to turn Plato's thought experiment on its head?'' | ''This kind of sucks as it means everyone is out for themselves and others second. Understanding this you can see why and leads to a limited altruistic society. However, what if we were to turn Plato's thought experiment on its head?'' | ||
Imagine this time, instead of The One Ring hiding you from everyone, the ring shows everyone everything you do. ''Would you still get up to similar mischief?'' Or like what happens with CCTV, if you are watched or even just recorded the majority of people are unlikely to do wrong but actually do good. | Imagine this time, instead of The One Ring hiding you from everyone, the ring shows everyone everything you do. ''Would you still get up to similar mischief?'' Or like what happens with CCTV, if you are watched or even just recorded the majority of people are unlikely to do wrong but actually do good<ref>'''CCTV surveillance for crime prevalence for crime prevention. A 40 year systematic review with meta-analysis.''' Eric L. Piza - CUNY John Jay College, Brandon C. Welsh - Northeastern University, David P. Farrington, Cambridge University Amanda L. Thomas- CUNY John Jay College. First published 2019. Accessed on 24th November 2022 via <nowiki>https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1275&context=jj_pubs</nowiki></ref>. | ||
This leads to the principle of [[wikipedia:Radical_transparency|Radical Transparency]] and it should be the minimum we expect from someone in political office. If someone is given the privilege of public office, they should be required to disclose all transactions by default. In Australia, this is done, but only to an extent. Data is published by the AEC, for [[political transparency]], but in a poor format, and there is a glaring loophole, dark money can funnel in if the donations are below $9,000. If a mining company, gambling company or optician company want to have their priorities represented all they need to do is make a shell company which donates several $8,999 donations. | This leads to the principle of [[wikipedia:Radical_transparency|Radical Transparency]] and it should be the minimum we expect from someone in political office. If someone is given the privilege of public office, they should be required to disclose all transactions by default. In Australia, this is done, but only to an extent. Data is published by the AEC, for [[political transparency]], but in a poor format, and there is a glaring loophole, dark money can funnel in if the donations are below $9,000. If a mining company, gambling company or optician company want to have their priorities represented all they need to do is make a shell company which donates several $8,999 donations. | ||