@DIA_operative Ahh. Well I don't see how abstraction errors are limited to democracy, plenty of mismanagement by monarchies.
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@DIA_operative Failed megaprojects are great examples of the kind of abstraction error a monarchy likes to commit.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@allgebrah Democracy is like a monarchy except with a hated and impotent monarch who gets replaced with another.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@DIA_operative sorry to rehash an old argument from elsewhere, but being voted out of office surely beats a war of succession?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@DIA_operative I do see monarchies being better at long-term coherence, as long as the same monarch lives.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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The choice of successor should of course be up to the monarch. It need not be primogeniture.
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@DIA_operative But let's say I choose from my courtiers. The selection pressure at my court will be brutal and select for the wrong things.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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I'm more inclined to think brutal selection pressure will select for the right things, but it depends on what is selected for.
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@DIA_operative Political aptitude and an instinct for the right moment to backstab someone. Which, okay, is sort of useful in int. politics.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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I think the example of Lee Kuan Yew is the most educational here. He chose his son as successor but based purely on competence.
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@DIA_operative Yeah singapore is kind of the model state here. But I haven't read too much about it tbh.
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