Social Chaos And Social Incentives

Some people think that social freedom is the same thing as social chaos. They are very wrong on that.

Is it social chaos for an American man to marry a Russian woman? Is it social chaos for a middle-aged man in America to marry a young woman from Luxembourg? I do not believe that it is. In a climate of social freedom, people will gravitate toward those who are willing to treat them right. This will reward those who are willing to be good to their partners. And that will create a rightful set of incentives within society.

The result of this is not a worse world. The result of this is a better world. The result of this is a world in which it pays to be good to one's partner. The result of this is incentives for rightful behavior. And that makes the world better.

The economic system is based on this principle. The market rewards those who are willing to create the best product for the best price. This logic has created the wealthiest societies that the world has ever known. I believe that the same logic should be applied to social matters. Create a more open society, and see people rewarding with their choices those who are willing to be good to them.

I want to see better behavior be rewarded and worse behavior be disincentivized. I want to see it pay for men to be good to women and for women to be good to men. I want to see there being a real-world reason for people to be good to their partners – or else see the partner go elsewhere.

Now there are some people who think that problems such as domestic violence stand to be solved through government action. I spent a long time in America, and many people there think that such things are government overreach. I propose a mechanism for fixing this problem that does not involve expenditure of taxpayer money. That mechanism is applying to man-woman relationships the same logic as is applied to the economy. Create a large cross-cultural flux for intermarriage, and see people through their own choices create better relationships.

Idealism and practicality do not have to negatively correlate. There are practical ways to make possible idealistic outcomes. My ideal on this matter is simple. Men should be good to women, and women should be good to men. There are practical ways of making this possible, and I am proposing one such a method.

I come to this from rational considerations. Unless there is a reason for people to treat one another rightfully, many people will treat their partners like dirt. Similarly, unless there is a reason for people to produce quality products, many people will slack off and produce garbage for high price. In relationships there is the same dynamic. If people do not have reason to treat their partner rightfully, many won't. There needs to be a real-world reason for them to do so. And instead of it becoming a problem of government overreach, it stands to be accomplished through social freedom: That is, the freedom for people to go to those who are willing to treat them right.

Now there are some people who would regard such a thing to be opportunism; but it is in fact no more opportunism than what drives the market system. Once again, I apply here the logic of capitalism. The consumption decisions that people make reward the best product for the best price. This gives people the reason to excel at what they do. With relationships, we will see the same situation. People will reward with their choices those who are willing to be good to them. And this will create a rightful set of incentives within society to reward good treatment. And it will be done in a way that does not involve the government and that cannot be portrayed as oppressive.

So here is my solution. Apply what has worked in economics on social matters. Create a large cross-cultural flux for intermarriage and see people's choices reward good conduct.