Re:The EARN IT act is back, and it’s more dangerous than ever
by RustyConsul on Thursday February 10, 2022 @11:56AM
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yeah, but you are creating a populace that is dependent on their government for motivation, morals and concept of time spent. Not a good long term strat, and is historically what you see in the death throws of an empire.
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Re:The EARN IT act is back, and it’s more dangerous than ever
by CRConrad on Sunday February 13, 2022 @04:19AM
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> creating a populace that is dependent on their government for motivation, morals and concept of time spent.
Huh? How does that follow? I don't think so. Seems at least as likely that "the government" is just collecting and codifying some of the populace's pre-existing norms.
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> historically what you see in the death throws of an empire.
Throes.
Fuck knows if that's etymologically just a weird old spelling of 'throws' that has survived only in this particular usage or WTF it's all about, but nevertheless that's how it's usually spelled.