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One problem is that Leviathan teaches that coordination problems must be solved by centralized force. Another problem is that it views society as competition fo
by akimball 5y ago
One problem is that Leviathan teaches that coordination problems must be solved by centralized force. Another problem is that it views society as competition for resources. The extremes of its rhetoric are a memetically potent drug, and turn exceptions into rules, which then become axioms in the minds of the susceptible privileged undergraduate population - axioms which then rationalize sociopathic patterns of abusive control perpetuated by the ruling elites. The populist reactions to these abuses are perhaps the most damaging aspect of the whole scenario as it is playing out today.
- Herodotus38 5y agoThanks! I might try to read it again and appreciate your thoughts.