alt Hacker NewsIt's astonishing how many people really seem to think that total collapse / destruction of a system can be an effective way for fixing things
It's astonishing how many people really seem to think that total collapse / destruction of a system can be an effective way for fixing things
To respond to both you and the parent at once.
1. While dragonwriter's point is not entirely wrong, I also wouldn't say I agree either. Czar Nicholas was "prosecuted" quite rapidly after the russian revolution.
2. The problem, ithkuil, is if the population does not see any other way to effectively fix things. (System capture, pareto distributions, disenfranchisement, etc.)
As an aside, I created a new account for this vs. my normal because I've wanted to speak more openly than I can on a work-associated profile for a while now, I will be keeping this account lest anyone thinks it's astroturfing.