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It really isn't. Lower cognition is strongly associated with dissatisfaction and violence, not to mention much lower economic productivity (less taxes!).
by concordDance 3y ago
It 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.