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> “Sure, a minority can elect our country’s leader. But it only happens sometimes.” Doesn’t that seem weird? Q: Is it actually uncommon for a (motivated and/or
by logifail 6y ago
> “Sure, a minority can elect our country’s leader. But it only happens sometimes.” Doesn’t that seem weird?
Q: Is it actually uncommon for a (motivated and/or vocal) minority to end up with [de facto] control over something?
To me, it feels like this kind of thing happens all the time :(
Read Nassim Nicholas Taleb's “The Most Intolerant Wins: The Dictatorship of the Small Minority”[0], it's well-argued.
[0] 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...