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> wide-spread rebalancing only occurred during crises, wars or the occasional technological revolution. Not only technological.

• red-iron-pine 3y ago
  not to put too fine a point on it but... > Not only technological. they mean violent. something that the bourgeoisie HN types need to keep in mind.
  • jcfrei 3y ago
    Violent revolutions are very rare and nowadays only happen if a significant part of the military takes part. Historically there was a short window of time when revolutions were likely to succeed; after the invention of the printing press and when reading became somewhat common (which allowed for the organization of a revolution) and basically up until the invention of tanks. After that any financially stable regime that maintains leadership of the army can in 99% of the cases suppress any revolutionary attempts. The gap in firepower between an armed militia (with rifles) and a modern military with drones, jets, MLRS, tanks, artillery etc. is simply too large.
    • lp0_on_fire 3y ago
      > Violent revolutions are very rare and nowadays only happen if a significant part of the military takes part. True, but just how many of the 1% and above are members of the military? "I ain't no Senator's son.", after all.