Scientific reality exists, reciprocal reality exists, but the narratives we use to negotiate with one another given heterogeneous abilities and interests in an imperial population are not ‘real’ but imaginary and utilitarian. Science and law decide. Stories create opportunities.
Source date (UTC): 2019-07-26 00:46:01 UTC
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@AlanLevinovitz @EPoe187 Else we result in the current simmering civil war, with opposing group strategies, and a winner-take all government, over a territory and population the scale of empires. So we try to solve a problem of fitting,when the problem is the system we place faith in despite its failure.
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@AlanLevinovitz @EPoe187 Else we result in the current simmering civil war, with opposing group strategies, and a winner-take all government, over a territory and population the scale of empires. So we try to solve a problem of fitting,when the problem is the system we place faith in despite its failure.
Original post: https://x.com/i/web/status/1154552623552442374
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