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Commented on The permanent revolution
As a minor athropological quibble: In the context of human existence, the notion of the Divine Right of Kings (and parralel concepts in non-European cultures) is a relatively recent (ca 5000 years ago) innovation. Prior to the rise of agriculture...
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Commented on Political failure modes and the beige dictatorship
You're forgetting the corollary of converging on Beigeā¢ policies, though you've implied it. It's the systematic focussing on intractable (often mareketed as "moral") issues for the purpose of distracting the populace from other more immediately-important issues. For example, the persistence...
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Commented on The ticking clock, stopped
I will note that for most USian poverty-level workers, $300 per year ($25 per month) is still beyond their means. People who are focused on how to afford their next meal will not be interested in prolonging their lives (read:...