The way to build state capacity is to build city states.https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/prospectus-on-prospera …
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Replying to @balajis
If you build the capacity they will come. They always do. Because undefended wealth and capacity invites aggression.pic.twitter.com/I5BBbHo1Bt
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Replying to @PsycheJujutsu @balajis
"Undefended wealth" doesn't put it correctly because it's not like USG will come along and take it - USG is remarkably bad at actually taking wealth except via seigniorage - USG will come along and destroy it because good governance makes USG look bad.
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Replying to @CovfefeAnon @balajis
The USG is just a tool of the highest bidders. So the USG will use their weapons/force to enforce whatever laws the rent seekers demand via regulatory capture. :)
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No, it's not - not even close and it's delusional to think that it is - there's not a scrap of evidence for it. USG is run by the permanent bureaucracy that does nothing but protect immediate interest of the permanent bureaucracy.
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