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Re:Are we living at the 'hinge of history'? by megameter on Sunday September 27, 2020 @09:09PM (#24611831)
From this you could then make the case for instability in the current developed-world being a healthy phenomenon. Which is a nice thought if true.
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Re:Are we living at the 'hinge of history'? by eru on Monday September 28, 2020 @12:26AM (#24612949)
The argument cuts both ways:

Early tyrannical states and back-breaking agriculture outcompeted relatively free and comfortable hunter gatherers.

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