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Okay, let's go with your hypothesis regarding "inherent property of unperturbed social structures". It sounds plausible at a "high level". Is there upward mob
by WaitWaitWha 5y ago
Okay, let's go with your hypothesis regarding "inherent property of unperturbed social structures". It sounds plausible at a "high level".
Is there upward mobility between the levels? How much resistance exists for upward mobility? Is there an impact through "the underlying political system" to this mobility? How much?
If perturbation what helps to prevent sedimentation, you listed "wars, ecological catastrophes, and pandemics" which most of us consider negative, but also wrote "[s]uccessful technological innovations". What kind of innovations are you thinking here? Tubes to transistor, transistor to IC? horse to car, car to airplane? Do you have a quantitative definition of this successful innovation?
- stephc_int13 5y agoOr course, wars, volcanoes, drought and pandemics are considered negative, but if you look at the history, this kind of event is almost always followed by a period of redistribution, not by choice, but because the previous power structure was destroyed or weakened. When I think about technological innovation I think about agriculture, big ships, printing, electricity, engines, computers... I believe that technology is a more powerful driver of societal change than any political theories or religion.
- WaitWaitWha 5y agoWait, wait, are.. are you suggesting there should be sudden volcano in curtain places? ;)
- stephc_int13 5y agoAlso, I believe that there is no upward mobility without downward mobility. Again, I am not talking about money but power.
- stephc_int13 5y agoAs a side note, I think that VCs are not fueling innovations as much as protecting capital against it. Simple hedging strategy to compensate for the potential disruption.