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Anti-intellectualism never works because you are left with stupid people with persecution complexes running things. And they are going to do stupid stuff.
The trouble is that they can really wreck a society in the process.
It works long enough to really fuck things up, though.
On this track, unless they're pushed out of power soon the whole planet is going to fry.
Naw, dawg. There's a an insane food chain at work here, and these people know it.
If you hear the term "techno-feudalism" thrown around a lot lately, this is why. The "haves" are now the people who control the IP, that generates the wealth for a select few, that is then redistributed to the people who work for them, and then down to the areas they live and work in. Feudalism used to be abput resources, but now it's been so abstracted away, it's just about money. These fuckers saw this coming two decades ago, and the world wasn't ready because we hadn't seen anything like this since the Roman era.
Enter, techno-fascists. "I made this thing, so feel lucky you have it." Types. The Musks, the Bezos', the Gates'...etc. They got in early, and are now spending all their maxima of capital to make you rent bullshit you never thought you even needed. Now we live in a world where you can't live without and be relevant. They made this happen.
I question your knowledge of feudalism and the Roman Era but you've got the spirit
Feel free
K.
What years do they think they represent, how do you define "Roman," do you understand that many historians don't believe feudalism was really a thing, and even if you accept it as a synonym for medieval society the interaction of obligations and rights with the peasantry varied wildly by region and time, and why do you think the situation wasn't also applicable to previous or subsequent eras?
And for that matter, why do you think feudalism in particular was about resources, compared to any other system?
Because quite honestly that makes it sound like you meant colonialism.
If there’s one thing I learned is that things can always get worse. Especially when fascists are involved.
Edit: just make a new comment of you want to talk about something else. This just gives everyone a headache.