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The Darian Hickman Manifesto: Future Proofing Government ​

This document is a combined synthesis of the concepts outlined in the "Darian Hickman Manifesto," the "Numerica" framework, and the "Future Proofing Government" notes.

Table of Contents ​

  1. Core Philosophy and The ScoreCard
  2. Data Driven Distributed Democracy (Numerica)
  3. Election and Governance Reform
  4. Self-Reliance and The Free Market
  5. Stupidities That Will End By Design

Core Philosophy and The ScoreCard ​

Governments should be measured objectively by their results. To determine if a government is successful, we look at voluntary human behavior. A great government is recognized by a simple feedback loop:

  • Migration & Investment: People actively vote for your government by choosing to move to your locale. Investors choose to deploy capital there.
  • Value Over Consumption: The system fosters an environment where citizens produce more value than they consume.
  • Safety and Fairness: Residents feel safe, and the vast majority willingly pay their taxes because they respect and benefit from the system.

Any expense mandated by the government is essentially a form of taxation. Consequently, government actions must always be transparent.

Data Driven Distributed Democracy (Numerica) ​

The concept of Numerica establishes a "Data Driven Distributed Democracy." The foundation includes:

  • Human-Readable Government: The government must be operated and documented clearly, akin to human-readable Go code. Important definitions should never be obfuscated.
  • Expiration by Default: To prevent bloat and generational stagnation, all laws, treaties, deeds, and legal entities (save for biological humans) must have a maximum lifespan of 100 years.
  • Direct Accountability: Programs must deliver measurable, reportable results. Benevolent programs that fall short will be pruned from the system.
  • The Voting-Taxation Link: Anyone who pays taxes receives a corresponding amount of voting power, and citizens can opt to publish their votes on referendums and bills.

Election and Governance Reform ​

To future-proof the government and improve public trust, election procedures must be heavily modernized to approach 100% inclusion:

  • Universal Enfranchisement: Disenfranchisement costs freedom. Every citizen of voting age should vote, inclusive of prisoners and convicted felons. This removes any incentive for political factions to target groups with prison sentences to manipulate voting demographics.
  • Remote & Online Voting: Expanding on international examples (like Estonia), online voting should be implemented to increase turnout and accessibility while maintaining strict security measures.
  • Global Copy Paste 1.0: Successful laws from around the world should be adapted and standardized, making it easier to rapidly deploy efficient governance. Laws should only be governed at the national level if they cannot be handled at a regional or city level.

Self-Reliance and The Free Market ​

The system is designed to incentivize citizens to reduce their reliance on the state:

  • Market-First Problem Solving: The free market must be utilized to solve societal problems before considering a government mandate.
  • Mandatory Self-Reliance: Citizens should be trained in off-grid survival, agriculture, and basic first-aid. Policies (like the "5 Hour Farm" concept and strategic gun ownership/training) ensure a populace capable of protecting and sustaining itself.
  • Limiting State Overreach: The state should not parent adults unless the adults explicitly opt-in and pay for that service. Interventions or bans must have a measurable benefit that prevents direct harm to others, maximizing personal freedoms otherwise.

Stupidities That Will End By Design ​

A primary mandate of this new system is to eliminate perverse incentives that currently drain public resources:

  • Incentivized Failures: Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and state contractors will no longer be monetarily rewarded for a problem getting larger (e.g., funding structures where homeless NGOs receive more money as the homeless population rises, or where for-profit prisons profit off higher incarceration rates).
  • Unmeasurable Virtue Programs: Social safety nets will remain, but programs purporting to help those who cannot help themselves will face strict scaling caps and rigid accountability to ensure true efficacy.

Document compiled from existing outlines, including Numerica.md, the Hickman Manifesto, and Future Proofing Government drafts.