Category: Commentary, Critique, and Response

Steven Pinker: You know, saying violence has decreased is a pointless truism. People who are subject to tax and consumer interest predation; immigration of working classes in a period of technical reformation; and gradual culturecide and genocide, are not the victims of direct violence. The human batteries in The Matrix, like the frog in boiling water simply do not know they’re victims.

Steven Pinker: You know, saying violence has decreased is a pointless truism. People who are subject to tax and consumer interest predation; immigration of working classes in a period of technical reformation; and gradual culturecide and genocide, are not the victims of direct violence. The human batteries in The Matrix, like the frog in boiling water simply do not know they’re victims.