"I find Michael Mann’s distinction between a state’s despotic power and its infrastructural power useful." despotic P: ability of state actors to have their wishes obeyed (e.g., not countermanded) infrastructural P: ability of the state to actually implement political decisions
Ahhh... based on this paragraph, I now realize I had the wrong idea over in our other thread. (I'm also questioning whether I really understand that Adam Smith quote......) https://twitter.com/C_Harwick/status/1150604169667108865?s=20 …pic.twitter.com/dC2irxSuk6
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Because I've written so much about social status, people often ask me if status is a zero-sum game. I think it largely is (most of the ways people try to escape that conclusion are flawed). But *trust* is a kind of social status, and can be increased across the board.pic.twitter.com/6XcGy5JMcH
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"Trust is a kind of social status" is a point I'd be very interested to see you expand on.
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