It might be similar to philosophy: most philosophy done today is not very good, but philosphers tend to know much more about philosophy than non philosophers.
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Yes, yes, I will complain about the sloppiness of philosophers too when they start getting as much money as economists. :) Also when they start bankrupting countries, trashing the planet, and generally accelerating the extinction of all life on earth.
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nicely said & agree. Wish you both a wonderful day, free of oligarchy-related troubles ;)
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The uncomfortable truth is that democracy IS the rule of oligarchs (but administered by politicians and institutions). When this broke down in Germany, bad things happened, but it was reinstated. This is what "it's the worst form of government, except for all other" refers to...
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At the moment, if you want to change the world, you either have to convince a critical subset of the oligarchs, or become one yourself. Perhaps not a bad entrance exam for someone is you hope to understand economy and social order so deeply that you can dramatically improve it?
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Change/understand the world is a utopian endeavour, especially if done through "der lange Weg durch die Instutitionen" method. Change/understand yourself in many ways more interesting, and can be fuel for larger societal change, or as Tim Leary joked "Turn on, tune in, drop out"
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Leary did not joke at all. He dropped so much acid that he seriously thought the best way to improve the world is to turn society into a psychedelic hippie cult. That is obviously dangerous and led to a total ban on psychedelics, despite their psychiatric utility.
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I'm not interested in joining one, but I'm sure the world would be a better place than it is today if the world had become a psychedelic hippie cult.
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So I wouldn't say it's all that dangerous.
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Gathering a few thousand people in isolated communities, giving everyone acid regularly (including sometimes children) and exposing them to radical political insights that were themselves conceived on acid trips seems very dangerous to me (even though I feel cultural affinity).
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I recommend reading Leary's Neuropolitics, for instance, and his autobiography. His writing and thinking is interesting and usually ecstatic, and I have deep respect for what he tried to do. But if you want to improve the world, you must be rational, not ecstatic and wild.
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Thank you for the recommendations, I'll add them to my booklist.
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