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The less extreme form of sysopism is seen in [[usurper]] behaviour in [[large public wiki]]s. Such behaviours as [[sysop vigilantiism]], [[sysop vandalism]], etc., are thought to be symptoms of sysopism, a directly opposed ideology to any form of [[anarchism]], which emphasize [[decentralisation]] and [[personal responsibility]] rather than trust in any god-like authority figures, e.g. a [[GodKing]]. [[Vile mailing list]]s and other [[echo chamber]] behaviour like [[spun threat]] invention are symptoms of the constant [[conflict of interest]] these people find themselves in. | The less extreme form of sysopism is seen in [[usurper]] behaviour in [[large public wiki]]s. Such behaviours as [[sysop vigilantiism]], [[sysop vandalism]], etc., are thought to be symptoms of sysopism, a directly opposed ideology to any form of [[anarchism]], which emphasize [[decentralisation]] and [[personal responsibility]] rather than trust in any god-like authority figures, e.g. a [[GodKing]]. [[Vile mailing list]]s and other [[echo chamber]] behaviour like [[spun threat]] invention are symptoms of the constant [[conflict of interest]] these people find themselves in. | ||
To the true believer in sysopism, the solution to this is always more [[technological escalation]], making more of a [[carceral state]], and training or teaching people to behave predictably: perhaps ultimately incorporating their "skills" into an "AI". Which would be exactly the one Yudkowsky seeks. These believers would seem to be [[control freak]]s and have serious [[God's Eye View]] problems in their strange [[ideology]]. These were of course exactly the [[subject-object problem]]s that plagued other such [[totalitarian]] movements, e.g. [[Nazism]] and [[ | To the true believer in sysopism, the solution to this is always more [[technological escalation]], making more of a [[carceral state]], and training or teaching people to behave predictably: perhaps ultimately incorporating their "skills" into an "AI". Which would be exactly the one Yudkowsky seeks. These believers would seem to be [[control freak]]s and have serious [[God's Eye View]] problems in their strange [[ideology]]. These were of course exactly the [[subject-object problem]]s that plagued other such [[totalitarian]] movements, e.g. [[Nazism]] and [[Stalinism]], which likewise made claims about some inevitable "march of history" in which they triumphed. | ||
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However, the rise in [[Internet activism]] and use of [[blog]] and [[wiki]] [[net media]] by [[political party]] or [[civil society]] or [[social economy]] or [[developing nation]] activists, suggests strongly that the power of sysops can become immensely oppressive in a great many cases. | However, the rise in [[Internet activism]] and use of [[blog]] and [[wiki]] [[net media]] by [[political party]] or [[civil society]] or [[social economy]] or [[developing nation]] activists, suggests strongly that the power of sysops can become immensely oppressive in a great many cases. | ||
When confronted with real political issues, the typical sysop applies labels freely, like "[[trolling]]", "[[vandalism]]", decides to challenge certain claims not others, and often is simply expressing biases based on his or her own [[politics]]. Few have [[political virtues]]. In an extremely diverse forum like [[Wikipedia]], this leads to [[Wikipedia factions]] formed in self defense, some of which contest sysop power directly. ''[[Recyclopedia:faction]]s are more pro-active and intended to aid in [[dispute resolution]] without over-simplifying [[political dispute]]s or overly trusting one clique to define them or define a response to them under threat of [[technological escalation]].'' | When confronted with real political issues, the typical sysop applies labels freely, like "[[trolling]]", "[[vandalism]]", decides to challenge certain claims not others, and often is simply expressing biases based on his or her own [[politics]]. Few have [[political virtues]]. In an extremely diverse forum like [[Wikipedia]], this leads to [[Wikipedia factions]] formed in self defense, some of which contest sysop power directly. ''[[Recyclopedia|Recyclopedia:faction]]s are more pro-active and intended to aid in [[dispute resolution]] without over-simplifying [[political dispute]]s or overly trusting one clique to define them or define a response to them under threat of [[technological escalation]].'' | ||
=== dangers === | === dangers === | ||
It seems inevitable that those pursuing some form of [[bourgeois revolution]], [[Islamic revolution]], [[proletarian revolution]] or even more moderate goals like simple ability for [[developing nation]] readers to access and complete and culturally unbiased archive of knowledge, will come into violent conflict with those who exercise direct control over, e.g. the [[GFDL corpus]]. In any such conflict, it seems quite likely that '''sysopism''' will be exterminated, as it is not an overt [[political movement]], but simply a bunch of very stupid people who are very far in over their heads as far as real politics is concerned. | It seems inevitable that those pursuing some form of [[bourgeois revolution]], [[Islamic revolution]], [[proletarian revolution]] or even more moderate goals like simple ability for [[developing nation]] readers to access and complete and culturally unbiased archive of knowledge, will come into violent conflict with those who exercise direct control over, e.g. the [[GFDL corpus]]. In any such conflict, it seems quite likely that '''sysopism''' will be exterminated, as it is not an overt [[political movement]], but simply a bunch of very stupid people who are very far in over their heads as far as real politics is concerned. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
*[http://singinst.org The Singularity Institute], for all your sysopism needs | *[http://singinst.org The Singularity Institute], for all your sysopism needs | ||