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Machiavelli outlined the choice in 'The Prince': To be loved to to be feared? Remember the the conclusion the Italian came to: Fear is more stable, become fear
by Balgair 9y ago
Machiavelli outlined the choice in 'The Prince': To be loved to to be feared?
Remember the the conclusion the Italian came to: Fear is more stable, become feared.
- saalweachter 9y agoIn his satirical work.
- Balgair 9y agoNo, for real though, I thought Machiavelli said it was satirical after torture. Honestly, though, I don't actually know if is was intended as satire from the start. Was it?
- saalweachter 9y agoHe wrote it shortly after being tortured by the Medici; it wasn't published until after Machiavelli's death [although it was likely circulated before then].
- rosser 9y agoYeah, I don't think The Prince was intended to be taken normatively.
- Balgair 9y agoBy no means was I suggesting to take 'The Prince' as a manual, that would be dumb and really evil. The methods outlined in it can be seen in TK's actions. Well, that or (invoking Hanlon's Razor) they are just plain dumb.
- rosser 9y agoI think Ayn Rand's oeuvre does a better job of explaining Kalanick's gestalt than Machiavelli's, but I might very well just be biased as regards one of those authors, and their "philosophy"...
- RepressedEmu 9y agoMachiavelli also warns not to become hated which seems to be a growing sentiment from the industry towards Uber.