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> beyond my power of understanding how this could be mandated There is of course the "that was the plan all along" hypothesis, that mild cognitive decay on a l
by elif 3y ago
> beyond my power of understanding how this could be mandated
There is of course the "that was the plan all along" hypothesis, that mild cognitive decay on a large scale is a useful outcome for control purposes.
- concordDance 3y agoIt really isn't. Lower cognition is strongly associated with dissatisfaction and violence, not to mention much lower economic productivity (less taxes!).
- elif 3y agoIt's only a hypothesis and all cognitive impairment is not uniform.
- 8note 3y agoYou might prefer the term "conspiracy theory"
- drekipus 3y ago> strongly associated with dissatisfaction and violence, dissatisfaction and violence are the easiest problems for a state to deal with.
- xtian 3y agoWho cares about taxes when you can print money?
- concordDance 3y agoMoney has value because of what it buys. If a society is making 400 widgets it doesn't matter whether each is priced at $2 or $999, the government will only be able to get 400 widgets. A stupider population makes much less widgets.