by Alan Forester-Kaiser | Jun 15, 2016 | dao, merkle
While we have considered DAO’s as a base for a stable democracy, it is apparent that they can serve as a base for any computation. Further, given the persistence of a successful DAO (the DAO for Bitcoin has persisted since January 3rd, 2009), it seems inevitable that...
by Alan Forester-Kaiser | Jun 15, 2016 | dao, merkle
A problem that might occur with prediction markets and governmental policies might be described as the End of the World problem. Suppose we are evaluating a policy that is very good, but has the small problem that is has a 20% probability of causing the end of the...
by Alan Forester-Kaiser | Jun 15, 2016 | dao, merkle
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by Alan Forester-Kaiser | Jun 15, 2016 | dao, merkle, platform
Most democracies have an Executive Officer, such as the President of the United States, typically elected either directly or indirectly by the people. In a DAO Democracy, assuming we retain the Executive Branch in more or less its current form, the simplest approach...
by Alan Forester-Kaiser | Jun 15, 2016 | dao, merkle, platform
Another problem with evaluating collective welfare is membership in the collective: who do we add and who do we remove? We consider criteria that are suitable for membership in a nation (in contrast with membership in the local chess club, or a student in a school, or...
