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Every building breaks eventually therefore cities are impossible - that's your reasoning basically :) You can repair and rebuild and then cities and democracy
by ajuc 10mo ago
Every building breaks eventually therefore cities are impossible - that's your reasoning basically :)
You can repair and rebuild and then cities and democracy are possible. There's nothing inevitable.
- zjzbab 10mo agoNo, my reasoning is small groups can easily control large ones. There are tons of books on the failures of democracy throughout history. Here’s one from obamas summer reading list: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099VYZXPQ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099VYZXPQ I can also dig up the quote from (Socrates I think?) a greek philosopher making the same argument thousands of years ago. Unlimited democracy ends in oligarchy. Look at how easily controlled you are - you didn’t respond to any of my points and simply said “well if everything keeps breaking we can just try again” instead of questioning why things are breaking. You’re carrying weight for billionaires for free.
- ajuc 10mo agoWhy would you think I want "unlimited" democracy? I was specifically arguing for regulation and institutions? Any system requires maintenance and breaks eventually. Oligarchy and dictatorship too.