[ExI] Electoral College and 1177 BCE

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From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of John Clark
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 10:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [ExI] Electoral College and 1177 BCE

 

On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 1:02 AM Keith Henson <hkeithhenson at gmail.com <mailto:hkeithhenson at gmail.com> > wrote:

 

>> …The only thing that keeps "war mode" turned off is rising or at least steady income per capita.  That's rare for any length of time in the past.

 

>…With improved technology I see no reason income per capita will not continue but that's not what determines social stability, its the gap between the richest and the poorest…  John K Clark

 

 

Eh, I have heard that argument and mostly discount it.  If the lower classes are doing pretty well and improving, it becomes more and more irrelevant how rich the top end gets.  We don’t really even know, other than a reality show often devoured by the lower classes called “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.”

Eh, I never watched it, but from what I have seen, the super rich get along fine with the lower classes.  I see no bitterness there, nothing coming even close to motivating them to storm the Bastille.  They do need jobs however, and the scene there might be improving for now.

spike

 

 

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