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So why are we dysfunctional? Is it the government system itself being too lenient on such things? Do we need a stricter constitution? Is it simply human nature that no matter what social structure they find themselves inside, they find a way to exploit it for their own gain? Is there a system that cannot be exploited?

If there were such a system, would it have to be inherently oppressive and a remover of free will and dissent to help us overcome human nature?

How do we engineer such a system? I don't mean "how do we ideologically reconcile our opinions on government systems", I mean how do we engineer a system that is better than the current one and eliminates all bullshit? We know what the bullshit is - everything in that list - short term investment horizon decisions made over long term ones, when the short term one is not immediately necessary.

We must create a government system where old men are encouraged to plant trees they will never see grow beyond a sapling. We must encourage a social system where altruistic behavior is encouraged and applauded above all else, but not to the point where one makes oneself exploitable - maybe through the system itself providing protection to those who engage in altruistic behavior

One caveat here is that if a system exists which requires altruistic behavior, if it is designed incorrectly it might end up that we have turned ourselves into a slave race to the system itself, dependent upon how it is enforced. Ideally everything should be in our hands, just with strong human incentives to keep the structure in place - this helps avoid some sort of AI overlord with machine gun enabled drones