@asilentsky Great Leap Forward
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing @asilentsky I feel like I don't understand this one1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @blue_traveler
@blue_traveler @asilentsky alluding to Mao's massive famine caused by leftist singularity - reminded by Seligmanpic.twitter.com/gJTiY4MZIS
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing @asilentsky Ahhh, okay. It wasn't clicking for some reason, but now it is. Thank you1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @blue_traveler
@blue_traveler I feel like I explained the connection poorly but I'm glad you get it1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Offshoot question: doesn't every lasting civilization, organization, society try to raise exit costs?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @blue_traveler
@sarahdoingthing I know you write about this, but it seems like that isn't broadly accepted or understood1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @blue_traveler
@blue_traveler I think they have to, but mechanisms reflect specific situations - post-plague Europe you see restrictions on serfs, e.g.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@blue_traveler once serfs are super rare/valuable, THEN the law clamps down on them...1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@blue_traveler I was focusing on the "increase virulence" half, thanks for drawing my attention to the exit costs thing!
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