AI governments incoming. I propose they give a name that inspires trust and love, something like "Big Brother"
> "The need to be observed and understood was once satisfied by God. Now we can implement the same functionality with data-mining algorithms."
> "The human organism always worships. First it was the gods, then it was fame (the observation and judgment of others), next it will be the self-aware systems you have built to realize truly omnipresent observation and judgment."
> "The individual desires judgment. Without that desire, the cohesion of groups is impossible, and so is civilization."
> "The human being created civilization not because of a willingness but because of a need to be assimilated into higher orders of structure and meaning."
> "God was a dream of good government."
The marvelous world where everything is perfectly orchestrated down to the last calorie every human consumes. No wasted production, no excessive choices, just what everyone needs to be healthy.
Then a tsunami hits while another region is facing drought and half of humanity starves.
Call me cynical, but it very much seems current state of free market democracy struggles with this same issue.
Perhaps it is down to how we define what is 'good for the nation'.
edit: formatting
> I'd rather have healthcare even if I'm not allowed to criticize the government on the internet.
"not allowed to criticize"