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The book "On Tyranny: 20 lessons from the 20th century" by the historian Timothy Snyder is an excellent read for these times. The very first lesson is "Do not o
by abhijitr 7mo ago
The book "On Tyranny: 20 lessons from the 20th century" by the historian Timothy Snyder is an excellent read for these times. The very first lesson is "Do not obey in advance". It's about how authoritarian power often doesn't need to force compliance, people simply bend the knee in anticipation of being forced. This simply emboldens the authoritarians to go further.
I've been disappointed to see many businesses and institutions obeying in advance recently. I hope this moment wakes up the tech community and beyond.
- ozozozd 7mo agoFor companies / billionaires obeying in advance means they are buying their subscription to a period of favors like better contracts, lesser scrutiny over mergers, lighter enforcement of all laws. I’d like to think that they are scared/obeying, but they’re likely just joining an organization.
- trinsic2 7mo agoThis came up in my noncooperation training recently[0]. Thank you for posting this. [0]: https://freedomtrainers.net/ https://freedomtrainers.net/