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For anyone reading this deep in the thread: read Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, The Dictator's Handbook. A variations of a few simple rules result in virtually all mo

For anyone reading this deep in the thread: read Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, The Dictator's Handbook. A variations of a few simple rules result in virtually all models of government. And none of them involve technical competence. https://www.amazon.com/Dictators-Handbook-Behavior-Almost-Politics/dp/1610391845 https://www.amazon.com/Dictators-Handbook-Behavior-Almost-Po...

totetsu 4y ago
Or watch the CGP grey 'rules for rulers' adaption of it on youtube
- outworlder 4y ago
  I rewatch that video from time to time. It's amazing how accurate that is, despite what academics say.
  - SimDeBeau 4y ago
    What do academics say?