If you and I both support Hillary Clinton (say), it's to our mutual benefit. We get along better, trust each other more, etc.
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Replying to @KevinSimler
@KevinSimler they also deliberately network with other powerful people. Good at joining the right clubs1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin it's network effects all the way down :)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @KevinSimler
@KevinSimler Circle of Life: you join the best team, make yourself useful to the guys at the top. This makes you eventually at the top.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @drethelin
@KevinSimler in principle democracy short circuits this by giving power to people who make themselves useful to those at the bottom1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin Love the "short circuit" metaphor. But is it new to democracy? Even Genghis Khan was (had to be) useful to the rank-and-file.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @KevinSimler
@KevinSimler Hmm, happened in Rome too. Similar stuff in pirate cultures also3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @drethelin
@KevinSimler clash between entrenched and newbies might be similar to a clash between mobile raiders and sedentary farmers1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin yeah farmers are literally entrenched, kind of. (unless I read your analogy backwards.)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @KevinSimler
@KevinSimler farms are stuck where they are so you can't gain power by promising rich gains to minions: they know there are not enough.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@drethelin but you can still create network effects among farmers, e.g. by facilitating markets?
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Replying to @KevinSimler
@KevinSimler you can also give away specific positions of power, but few per person, especially when most labor is needed for subsistence1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @drethelin
@KevinSimler it's more zero sum. You cam analogize it to tech too. Different dynamics when there's exogenous value to exploit1 reply 0 retweets 1 like - 1 more reply
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