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Political parties present an abstract view of how society works that simplifies the complexity of the underlying system. It offers a set of interfaces that all
by 7952 10y ago
Political parties present an abstract view of how society works that simplifies the complexity of the underlying system. It offers a set of interfaces that allow a large mass of untrusted individuals to influence the whole.
- smitherfield 10y agoInterestingly, nearly all third parties differentiate themselves by offering up even more simplistic abstractions, even more inflexible and unfalsifiable. It seems to be a core part of human nature to look for comfort in such abstractions.