Having established how important correct our theories of history are for motivating our actions, I then set out to lay out prerequisites for understanding mine. [Thread] 4/25
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Bureaucracies are a social technology in their own right. They are often irreplaceable in organizations at scale. This means they are often irreplaceable in any society at scale. https://twitter.com/SamoBurja/status/1019131093436510209 … [Thread] 15/25
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Absent successors with both the power and skill to reshape institutions, they eventually break down and fail. https://medium.com/@samo.burja/the-succession-problem-c5ffb8d1ab58 … [Thread] 16/25
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Both the ancient Romans and modern Japanese have social technology that can solve both parts of the Succession Problem. We must however find a solution that works with America's cultural particularities. https://twitter.com/SamoBurja/status/1030170146369929217 … [Thread] 17/25
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Since institutions shape and dominate society, and all functional institutions originate with founders, civilizations as a whole are shaped by particular individuals. This essay is the best introduction to my theory of history. https://medium.com/@samo.burja/great-founder-theory-93751e25c173 … [Thread] 18/25
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Books on this list provide some of the background that informs Great Founder Theory. Notably many of them are old or obscure books. Insights in newer and more fashionable works are very quickly mined out. Read neglected books. https://twitter.com/SamoBurja/status/1128353926917574657 … [Thread] 19/25
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An analysis of America's landscape of power and its institutions makes it very clear that while political stability isn't guaranteed a Civil War isn't in the cards. https://medium.com/@samo.burja/the-risk-of-an-american-civil-war-is-remote-2162ce192050 … [Thread] 20/25
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I wrote an article for Palladium Magazine where I examined Botswana and how their government has solved the succession problem in a political context. The results are impressive! https://twitter.com/SamoBurja/status/1126533673698783234 … [Thread] 21/25
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Launched a YouTube channel two months ago. Growing rapidly it now has 1000+ subscribers! I wrote a summary and introduction to the material presented there: https://twitter.com/SamoBurja/status/1129463439280074752 … [Thread] 22/25
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In this essay I bring together my thoughts on traditions of knowledge and status, presenting my current understanding of prizes and awards. They shape the legibility of intellectual achievement and help regulate who receives credit. https://twitter.com/SamoBurja/status/1138124503530164226 … [Thread] 23/25
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Co-authored a piece with
@MGEllison. In it we examine how a strong American presence and relatively weak European forces underpin peace on the continent. European integration is a consequence not a cause of this peace. https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-america-prefers-weak-and-peaceful-europe-64826 … [Thread] 24/25Prikaži ovu nit -
The knowledge sustaining our society is mostly not documented. Read more in my piece on Intellectual Dark Matter: https://twitter.com/longnow/status/1151161074466664450?s=19 … [Thread] 25/25
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