Re: Optimal location of world capital

On Mar 1, 8:32 am, Matthias Warkus <War...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> DJensen schrieb:
>
> > But I really see no need for a fixed physical location, particularly
> > not one meant to represent the will of billions. So why not a virtual
> > or ad hoc capital?
>
> I'd wager that a "virtual capital" would work about as well as the
> paperless office or massive telecommuting, i.e. not at all.

I'm not convinced of that, particularly if we were to get rid of
representation and use a direct system of some sort. Don't look at
real world systems being augmented by technology; look at how virtual
systems are accessed in the real world. For example, YouTube. It seems
to function without requiring people mail in their videos, or queue up
at certain times of day to watch, and doesn't take weeks or months off
at a time or close its doors at 4pm or for the weekend.

Why couldn't a democracy, with constituents in every time zone,
function more like that and less like your local bank or court house?

> What do you
> mean by "ad hoc capital"?

When and where needed, any suitable location could be designated the
capital. When parliament is dissolved, the 'capital' dissolves with
it. And the various parts of government don't need to be in the same
city at the same time.

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DJensen