Sascha Retzki wrote:
In theory, you do not need authorities because everyone behaves. It's
called civilisation, I think this world should try that out.
The world is trying it out. It's alternatively called VeriSign, GeoTrust,
Thawte, Comodo, etc.
As Matt Blaze puts it, "A commercial certification authority protects you from
anyone whose money they refuse to take."
The problem with the no-authority-needed view of civilization is that it
ignores the fact that there is some evil in everyone, and it will tend to
prevail if allowed to.
Duly constituted public authority (as contrasted with MyNewCityHall(tm) brand Authority(tm)) is what tells architects and structural engineers and contractors that if they follow their natural instinct to cut corners and, say, a tunnel roof falls on someone, they'll lose their license to practice their profession.
See quote in my sig below.
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Wes Kussmaul
CIO
The Village Group
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My uncle likes to say that the world’s biggest troubles started when the serpent said, “Try this fruit, and by the way if a bunch of people collectively calling themselves Arthur Andersen signs something it’s the same as if a person named Arthur Andersen signed it.” I don’t get the serpent and fruit part. Must be some Swiss mythology thing. He can be a bit obscure.
P.K. Iggy
_How I Like Fixed The Internet_
(Tales from the Great Infodepression of 2009
and the prosperity that followed)
