Message from @diversity_is_racism
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REBELLIOUS SERFS NEEDED TO BE KILLED ONE AND ALL
NOT EXILED TO THE EAST
with all due respect, that doesn't sound like analysis
sounds like polemic
IT IS ANALYSIS
FAST GROWTH PRODUCES PROBLEMS
THIS IS WHY IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN OPPOSED
GRADUALISM RECOGNIZES COMPLEXITY
FAST GROWTH DOES NOT
BUT
what's special about fast growth now, as opposed to in the past?
BENEFITS THE INDIVIDUAL
RISE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS
I AM SPEAKING OF IN THE PAST
ACCELERATING OVER THE PAST 3000 YEARS OR SO
and what is the mechanism of growth that results in alienation anyway?
okay, so we grew too fast beyond hunter gatherer brains?
GROWTH = MORE AUTONOMY TO THE RELATIVELY NOT THAT GOOD
is that the gist of it?
NO
SOCIETY GREW TOO FAST
THIS EMPOWERED DUMMIES
INSTEAD OF KEEPING A TIGHT REIN ON WHAT WAS BEING ADDED TO THAT SOCIETY
that would explain things not working well
doesn't explain alienation or anomie
BASICALLY CREATING A FORM OF INTERNAL DIVERSITY
WHICH DOES EXPLAIN THAT
ALSO
LACK OF PURPOSE
WITH GROWTH, GOAL DE FACTO SHIFTS TO "LET'S TAKE CARE OF ALL THESE PEOPLE"
I don't think that follows, the British Empire wouldn't be too arsed about taking care of all these people for instance
not above their own
the US is a good example of really rapid growth in its formation
NOT RELATED TO EMPIRE
ENTIRELY INTERNAL
I AM SPEAKING OF EUROPEANS AS A GROUP
but I think it maintained good health for a great period
THINK PRE-GREEK
THEN THINK ABOUT 1100 YEARS AGO
IN THE UK