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Taleb has a piece on this exact observation https://medium.com/incerto/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dictatorship-of-the-small-minority-3f1f83ce4e15 https://medi
by grenoire 8y ago
Taleb has a piece on this exact observation https://medium.com/incerto/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dictatorship-of-the-small-minority-3f1f83ce4e15 https://medium.com/incerto/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dict...
- amelius 8y agoHow would it apply to slavery? I.e., a small but not insignificant portion of people thought that slavery was bad (namely the slaves themselves). Yet, slavery continued for quite a long time.
- chr1 8y agoThis wouldn't apply at all, because the majority needs to be indifferent, and there should be no other minority demanding the opposite.