Here's a completely different frame to consider on all of this, though: frontiersmen vs. townsfolk.
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@JeremyBiltz In some sense this is the usual kleptocratic shuffle--social elites appropriating everything nice they can see. -
@JeremyBiltz In another sense it's townsfolk shooing away the dirty shabby frontiersmen. Elites and normals allied against explorers. - 1 more reply
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@St_Rev Exactly. Growing up with an aspie sib gave me tolerance for weird behavior, but I'm puzzled others can't see the value. -
@JeremyBiltz As civilization advances, you get more and more people who perceive less and less physical reality and more social reality. -
@JeremyBiltz Eventually you get a plurality of Eloi who cross the street when they see other people crossing--never think to look for cars.
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