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Re:The antidote to civilisational collapse – An interview wi... by op03 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @04:50AM (#26722014)
Corruption is good for society, especially to keep the fire burning under the ass of the "great and the good".

Gandhi had to get kicked of a train to wake up. Otherwise he was perfectly satisfied wandering about being a mediocre lawyer.

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Re:The antidote to civilisational collapse – An interview wi... by ben_w on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @05:41AM (#26722434)
That sounds like the broken window argument in economics: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window
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