And even more disputes are settled in very indirect implicit ways. i.e. military capability is an implicit threat that tilts all kind of disputes in one direction or another.
I agree that global decision making isn't keeping up with the world's needs and problems. But pointing out something isn't working well is the easy part.
Improving on it, as apposed to simply critiquing it, is the first hard part. Or worse, tearing down what we have that works because it is imperfect, without a better system to replace it. As happens throughout history.
Much more difficult to design an alternate system that works - so unless someone has a serious alternative, improving what we have is best/only path forward. What does work today took millennia of slow progress.
Then the second hard part is the challenge of getting changes accepted and implemented. Since in the short run, everything is pushed and pulled by vested economic interests. Non-direct decision making not in the open, not any agreed upon process, and with little accountability.
The latter is the biggest problem. Especially when it corrupts what we have, as far as open and formalized decision and accountability systems. I.e. when it corrupts our politics, politicians, justice system, etc. Creating dense areas of hidden self-interested decisions trading in misdirected public power.
The most basic answer for most global problems is to start removing corruption. You can't do much if you don't get good sleep and healthy food and water. Likewise, massive global problems being mismanaged are going to need a less corrupt environment to make faster headway.
Otherwise, reality will eventually convince enough people to solve problems. That is a cost maximizing path, but surprisingly popular.
That isn't anything like direct is it?
And even more disputes are settled in very indirect implicit ways. i.e. military capability is an implicit threat that tilts all kind of disputes in one direction or another.
I agree that global decision making isn't keeping up with the world's needs and problems. But pointing out something isn't working well is the easy part.
Improving on it, as apposed to simply critiquing it, is the first hard part. Or worse, tearing down what we have that works because it is imperfect, without a better system to replace it. As happens throughout history.
Much more difficult to design an alternate system that works - so unless someone has a serious alternative, improving what we have is best/only path forward. What does work today took millennia of slow progress.
Then the second hard part is the challenge of getting changes accepted and implemented. Since in the short run, everything is pushed and pulled by vested economic interests. Non-direct decision making not in the open, not any agreed upon process, and with little accountability.
The latter is the biggest problem. Especially when it corrupts what we have, as far as open and formalized decision and accountability systems. I.e. when it corrupts our politics, politicians, justice system, etc. Creating dense areas of hidden self-interested decisions trading in misdirected public power.
The most basic answer for most global problems is to start removing corruption. You can't do much if you don't get good sleep and healthy food and water. Likewise, massive global problems being mismanaged are going to need a less corrupt environment to make faster headway.
Otherwise, reality will eventually convince enough people to solve problems. That is a cost maximizing path, but surprisingly popular.