Comments on: Nanotech, Cyborgs, Government. http://savetherepublic.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/nanotech-cyborgs-government/ "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -Benjamin Franklin Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:42:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Joshua http://savetherepublic.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/nanotech-cyborgs-government/#comment-31 Joshua Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:02:05 +0000 http://savetherepublic.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-31 I think you are on the right track with the statement that a reasonable cyborg would try to stop any rampaging cyborgs. Just like superheroes tend to spend a lot of time fighting supervillians. And fortunately, I think that more people would want a peaceful and non-destructive existence, so likely there will be more good people than bad people. The good people will be numerous enough that any cyborg vandal won't be able to get very far - the good people will stop the vandal and rebuild things, especially if the government funded police have more advanced nanites or better training. As for the part about governments, I think that the Second Amendment of the US Constitution could apply to nanotechnology - and so any monopoly of technology would be unconstitutional. Not sure whether citizens of other nations would be similarly able to overthrow such control, but generally the people prevail. I think you are on the right track with the statement that a reasonable cyborg would try to stop any rampaging cyborgs. Just like superheroes tend to spend a lot of time fighting supervillians. And fortunately, I think that more people would want a peaceful and non-destructive existence, so likely there will be more good people than bad people. The good people will be numerous enough that any cyborg vandal won’t be able to get very far – the good people will stop the vandal and rebuild things, especially if the government funded police have more advanced nanites or better training.

As for the part about governments, I think that the Second Amendment of the US Constitution could apply to nanotechnology – and so any monopoly of technology would be unconstitutional. Not sure whether citizens of other nations would be similarly able to overthrow such control, but generally the people prevail.

]]>