The problem is the human element. There will always be corruption, it doesn't matter how many checks and balances you put in.

It's not like this problem just started. Corruption has been present nearly from the beginning, we are just able to hear about everything, instantaneously now so it seems much worse . Check out the history on Credit Mobilier of America. I'd argue this was one of the largest US corruption cases. Around 1864 Roughly $44 million dollars scammed from the US government, all with the help of Congressmen, a Vice Presidents, and a future President. That would be equal to nearly $1 trillion dollar in today's money.

So the stage hasn't really changed. We just are able to see more of it today.

No, if there is sentient life out there and a means of travel exists to get them here, where are they all at? I mean surely if there is one race, there are more given the 'vastness' of space and time. If they truly do visit this planet a) Why do they try to hide? b) If they want to remain hidden, why are they so horrible at it?

I mean these are life forms are supposedly so technologically superior to us it makes no sense what so ever. Why do they mostly visit at night? Seems like the worst time to remain hidden, because their ships are usually COVERED IN LIGHTS.

And why do they keep taking people for anal probes? They've supposedly been coming here for thousands of years, I think they would have learned all they needed to know by now.

So can we make laws that make it illegal to:

Look in the back seat
Use the radio
Use the air conditioning
Use any kind of navigation device
Take your eyes off the road

What percentage of accidents could be reduced if these laws were in place? On paper probably a lot. In reality not many.

Wait, explain how does being cautious of electricity somehow equates to him being a racist again.

This will in no way affect your bitcoin collection. They will still be as big of a joke in the future as they are now.

Wow, you must really have been living under a rock. Apparently there were some inventions since you last stepped out. This one is called "figure of speech".

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Shut up I was in a hurry

Because "shiny rock" has had perceived value since record history began and currently 100s of millions of people still hold that perceived value. "cryptographic hash" doesn't have value because people (at least, not enough to count) do not perceive it to have value.

Your comparing something that has been used as a monetary unit for 1000s of years with a gimmick that a handful of people are trying to get everyone else to believe in.

Which will more likely be fought in other parts of the world. Destroying even more of their own resources.

This was exactly my thought. Instead of wasting all of our time looking for water on planets as a sign of possible life, simply look for greenhouse gases. If there are any advanced super aliens out there, they're planet must be a veritable sauna by now.

Yes, AC. Current evidence leads us to believe that the evidence that a planet once held alien life is the non-existence of water. Ergo, the alien species that once occupied the planet has warmed the planet to such a degree that the atmosphere was destroyed and the water then evaporated into space.

There is almost irrefutable proof that this is exactly what happened on Mars.

We must fight to end global warming or this will only continue to get worse!

Or how about this. Load your phone with music and movies (legally obtained of course). Get stopped and let the cop copy everything. Let your first call be to the MPAA/RIAA laywers.

Are we thinking about the same Europe?

Whoosh, Whoosh, Whoosh, Whoosh

Go watch Office Space then come back and re-read his comment in proper context :)