Maybe not paying taxes is a big factor. I know the Amish don’t have to pay payroll taxes, though they do have to pay other taxes, but payrolls taxes are a lot. And Zeihan mentioned that the ultra orthodox in Israel don’t have to pay taxes. Are there other groups that are exempt from taxes? Though I do think that exposure to technology is going to be a huge factor. I think that AI could be used to more effectively filter the internet than the ineffectual filters we have now. An AI based operating system can refuse to let you see anti-natalist messaging. The Jews of NY, they probably have it in Israel too, have kosher phones. Each community would have their standards for what is and is not acceptable and the AI would follow that instructions and if someone wanted to break those rules they would have to leave the community. Because there are a lot of handy things that technology lets you do. I have parental controls on my phone and laptop and can only go online after the kids are in bed and then it turns off when I need to go to bed. That’s why I’m watching your videos on Substack instead of YouTube, because Substack is unrestricted to me. Though I may need to change that now that more videos are being posted here I’m cheating the system. I allow myself audible and podcasts and kindle. I tried using a dumb phone but there were too many useful things I missed. If we’re going to live on other planets we are going to have to use technology, we just need to figure out how to do it responsibly. We have let Satan (take that literally or figuratively) in through the screens.
The Didache also has a rule against preachers making money from preaching. It said that they need a profession and to earn their own keep.
Maybe not paying taxes is a big factor. I know the Amish don’t have to pay payroll taxes, though they do have to pay other taxes, but payrolls taxes are a lot. And Zeihan mentioned that the ultra orthodox in Israel don’t have to pay taxes. Are there other groups that are exempt from taxes? Though I do think that exposure to technology is going to be a huge factor. I think that AI could be used to more effectively filter the internet than the ineffectual filters we have now. An AI based operating system can refuse to let you see anti-natalist messaging. The Jews of NY, they probably have it in Israel too, have kosher phones. Each community would have their standards for what is and is not acceptable and the AI would follow that instructions and if someone wanted to break those rules they would have to leave the community. Because there are a lot of handy things that technology lets you do. I have parental controls on my phone and laptop and can only go online after the kids are in bed and then it turns off when I need to go to bed. That’s why I’m watching your videos on Substack instead of YouTube, because Substack is unrestricted to me. Though I may need to change that now that more videos are being posted here I’m cheating the system. I allow myself audible and podcasts and kindle. I tried using a dumb phone but there were too many useful things I missed. If we’re going to live on other planets we are going to have to use technology, we just need to figure out how to do it responsibly. We have let Satan (take that literally or figuratively) in through the screens.