The first big lie is that somehow inferring hidden patterns among the
citizenry (other than "people tend to be more awake during daytime")
will offer significant "savings" in "data-driven services" (whatever
that means.) I won't even get into the "because blockchain" bulls*it.
Just put more sensors, trackers and cameras everywhere, and decree that
they are "based on a logic of solidarity".
This is sugar-coating surveillance capitalism, which is supposed to be
so much better when the government ("people") runs it. This is the old
"we need our own Google" European swindle. They didn't even bother to
customize the slogans.
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It would be interesting to see how would these solidarity-based
algorithms help "public transportation, housing, health and education".
I guess Barcelona citizens, at town hall meetings, collectively write
the code (Python?) on the big screen and agree on ifs, elses, whiles and
returns (this is how the laws are written.) The decision criteria for
building hospitals, roads and schools is all there, openly and
collectively decided on, right? They will not trust some anonymous
politicians, architects, coders, project managers and CEOs, employed by
shady contractors, to decide on this important logic? From then on, the
citizens can relax, because there is the Algorithm, signed by
multi-party signature scheme.
Then each household is given a regulation-size GPU, and runs a full
Blockchain node, to prevent crooks (politicians and NGOs) from modifying
anything in the execution of the Algorithm. The police regularly
inspects GPUs to see if someone upgraded to illegal speed.
This common data
infrastructure will remain open to local companies, co-ops and social
organizations that can build data-driven services and create long-term
public value.
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