We have about 16,000 years of human #history. Most of that time people have been subjected to #authoritarianism, #exploitation and #subjugation.

This is why we have #elites. But do we need them? The answer is an emphatic no, but it's a matter of #organization and #decentralization.

#Montesquieu didn't go far enough. You need to decentralize #power? Decentralize #politics, decentralize #money, decentralize #knowledge.