Re:Life, work, death and the peasant: Rent and extraction
by idle_zealot on Saturday September 13, 2025 @02:17AM
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No, the video makes the point that it's not really a misunderstanding, there are fundamentally different values in tension. If you believe in and value hierarchy then authoritarianism is natural and desirable, the lies are just for assuaging your less committed or more sensitive allies and befuddling your enemies.
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Re:Life, work, death and the peasant: Rent and extraction
by vintermann on Saturday September 13, 2025 @02:44AM
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But people do not value hierarchy for its own sake. They value hierarchy when they're on top of it, or at least in the top half. There are not actually fundamentally different values, but different interests.
Re:Life, work, death and the peasant: Rent and extraction
by Terr_ on Saturday September 13, 2025 @02:54AM
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It's a mistake to assume that it's just about advantage or greed.
People even relatively far down may believe The Hierarchy offers predictability and stability—even if I think their belief is incorrect.
Authoritarians tend to be fearful, and it offers a partial answer to those fears.