for a bounty or something

they also have this one

I didn’t want to use that argument because I didn’t know if the marginal analysis would support that claim

But as a border owner I generate a positive externality by keeping the hordes out and would definitely then maximize my personal welfare and blackmail everyone

I like those kinds of statues and monuments but..
some civilizations build bridges,
and others build statues..

Well I wouldn’t because the love of money precludes you from heaven and killing your neighbors is a grave sin

But you get the point

Such a noble people

yeah - his best argument was probably that if the people in a country were racialist they would be likely to enforce borders anyway, whether there was a state or not but there are several problems there

I like how chinese statues look like world of Warcraft characters

one is that if a majority of the population is racialist it will be easier for them to secure the borders with a state instead of hoping that all of the people on the border happen to

yes I'm not so sure about that style

its very cool

but

idk somewhat childish?

too cartoony

cool though

I don’t think building vain statues makes you noble

what does?

All creative and artistic endeavor is culturally uplifting

the genghis khan statue has that style too

They need to knock down that hideous atheist monument in front of the Rockefeller center

wonder if there's a name for it

Statues are cool

@Daddy what makes you noble?

Selflessness, kindness, generosity, patience, diligence, bravery, temperance

Shit like that

gay

communist

Christian

same thing

Not at all

Also mobilising the manpower and expertise necessary to build a statue of yourself, especially if its made from some sort of precious metal, makes the statue a symbol of your might.

Not even remotely, it’s about doing those things individually and not under compulsion

A symbol of your might

here's Cao Cao's statue

And?

Not sure if it's also a symbol of nobility, but what is that really?

Joseph bought the Randian criticism of monuments

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Might makes right, so the mighty are noble?