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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:33:03 +0000
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On 30/10/2024 17:33, D wrote:
> 
  And it collapses into autonomous fragments.
> 
> What I think will happen in the near term is that socialism will 
> temporarily destroy a lot of value in the world, in line with what 
> Joseph says. This is proven, and a fact, and should not surprise anyone.
> 
> But as we've done in the past, we learn the lessons, start again. End of 
> civilization? Hardly. A bump in the road, definitely.

Well end of THIS civilisation, then.
Tainter didn't say that all civilisations end simultaneously.

We will descend into near barbarism under Islam, or the chinese will 
wander in.


-- 
Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the 
gospel of envy.

Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

Winston Churchill