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Anonymous asked:

Should your avatar be referred to as Miti-chan?

Oddly enough, the avatar already has a name, I just haven’t mentioned it on Tumblr yet - the Union Girl.  (Union Girl has another name, but that will be revealed in due time.)

This is reflective of the persona I present in futurist shitposting here on Tumblr, that of someone who grew up in the North American Union prior to its integration into the Earth Federation.  The choice of clothing is a callback to the United States of America, the predecessor of the NAU, at that point having already been dissolved several decades ago, and to the anti-nationalist EF, is used as a symbol by those who support the National Separationists.  Those wearing symbols of the old Union aren’t against state intervention per se, and aren’t in favor of the ancient Confederacy’s war for racial supremacy (at least according to Confederate politicians), but they still believe in nations and states.  Thus, Union Girl is either the [North American Union] Girl or the [Union Army/Federal] Girl.  

National Separationism is suppressed by the Earth Federation government as a form of hate speech, and the Union Girl has ties to separatist organizations and is generally problematic according to the reigning social justice orthodoxy of 2112.

As a paramilitary cyborg from the future intent on reviving a nation that doesn’t currently exist, the Union Girl is technically a supervillain.

The name of this blog also has multiple meanings.

Mitigated [Chaos] - I am chaotic, it is mitigated on this blog.
[Mitigated] Chaos - Plans to mitigate chaos.
[Mitigated Chaos] - A blend of chaos and order, a mitigated chaos.
Mitigated Chaos - .The plans on this blog are in fact partly chaotic.

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Anonymous asked:

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Right then, let’s see what’s in this box you’ve brought us, my dear Anon-kun.

Hmn, yes, this is a good find.  Go now, and be proud of yourself, my little grey sphere friend.

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Anonymous asked:

how do I sign up for your politics

If funding could be secured, it would be possible to start a think tank, because there is a lot of work to be done.  These ideas are exotic, they escape the Overton Window by travelling orthogonal to it, but they have to be refined, tested, and experimented with.

The goal would be to synthesize a new scientific art of organizational design and policy incentivization from a diverse group of fields, including political science, economics (particularly behavioral economics), psychology, philosophy, and mathematics.  Most existing organizations and politics are running on pre-digital organizational technology, and very few people even think of “organizational technology” as even being a concept.

Various proposals would be drafted, analyzed, refined, and then simulated using human testers (against competing speculative policies) before being refined again cyclically and suggested for institutions smaller than the US Federal Government.  To improve efficiency, various competing domain experts would be hired for short periods of time.

Actually improving governance in the United States would require doing things that deeply offend both the Democratic and Republican parties and which are at odds with their ideological pre-commitments.  Formation of a political party is right out due to the First Past the Post System which makes success with policies that are only inspiring to the kinds of people that read this blog extremely improbable.  Policy advocacy should therefore focus on attacking avenues which are not sufficiently defended by partisan trench warfare, municipalities, and shifting politicians on individual issues through lobbying and electoral guides, functioning as a Special Interest Group.

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Until then, one can follow this strange political time travel blog and dream of the future, if one wishes, in addition to whatever political activity one normally carries out.

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Anonymous asked:

What is your time zone?

I have evolved beyond such petty, mortal concerns.

I’m out-of-phase with my home timezone, but rest assured, I am a true North American and not a paid poster operating on behalf of the Australian Hegemony.

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Anonymous asked:

Why do you think China is about to enter a period of decline?

Well, kind of.  They have some serious challenges ahead in the 21st century which exceed those of America’s.

The rivers running red with industrial runoff?  The gradual slowdown in economic activity that the PRC has depended on to remain in power?  The continued significant corruption, debt, and malinvestment such as the ghost cities?  But the biggest one is, of course, the after-effects of the One Child Policy, which dramatically increases the ratio of older dependents to workers, and puts more economic pressure on young people, making family formation difficult/unaffordable.

China can potentially rise to meet all of these challenges, but it will not be easy, and the stress may break the PRC government and result in a civil war.

To do so, it may be necessary to transform their style of government into something new, but if they go the direction I’d go if I were them?  That may be one helluva fight for dominance of the 21st century.

(Not sure when I got this ask.  In fact, I can’t even remember when in recent times I mentioned this about China.  It is important to remember in this and other considerations that the Chinese are not stupid, contrary to what the outsourcing American corporations assured us with “but the good jobs will stay here!”)

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Anonymous asked:

How are you so based?

Temporal pre-familiarity bias.  You are remembering my posts from the future, causing the release of endorphins and other neurochemicals.  The posts aren’t actually that good, it just feels like that when you read them.  They’ll seem normal again in a few months.