Society is not the government, or the nation
POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 15:10
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The problem isn't "getting together" ... people naturally "get together" .. safety, advancing use of energy sources, division of labor, all impel people to "get together". That's one thing constant about people: always found in groups. And having been perhaps self-domesticated for a hundred-thousand years or more, perhaps even MORE likely now to tolerate/ prefer large groups than ever before.
The problem is that once all of those surplus resources are developed, how do you prevent internal parasitism/ predation from occurring? I don't think that the parasitism/ predation occurs just because of "power structures" (if by power structures you mean application of superior force to "make" people do what you want.)
How does a new meme, a new mythology, prevent a Bill Gates or a Rothchilds family? Most "power structures" are hidden nowadays, or coated with iPhones and other sweeteners. Your meme or mythology would have to be very alert to the concentration of resources, and it would have to last for generations and generations.
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You can't build a nation with bombs. You can't create a society with guns.
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Thank you both for your replies.
It'll be some time before I reply in detail, though.
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A thriving, peaceful society: *literally just exists*
Black women
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