This reminds one of some of the clever RDD econometric works identifying the lingering effect of haciendas in Latin America Definitely increases my belief in the durability of certain systems of exploitation across geography and time (by folkmemes?) Compare also Russian serfdom
I think that's his specific claim yeah Basically a culture that would do its damnedest to build something like American chattel slavery given half an opportunity Generalization was just me getting overexcited by a new framing
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it's kind of boring to claim that only the portion of the lifespan of thing A that precedes thing B wasn't caused by thing B, though, isn't it?
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let me have this :D
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