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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 3 Jul 2018
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    I would like to solicit a post on “Criminal Philosophy” (not psychology, sociology or org theory). How powerful and successful criminals answer life/universe/everything questions.

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    • Corn Woman 🌽 Micah Redding 🧬⚙️🔥🗽 diachronist 𝗦𝗜𝗠O𝗡 O'𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗡 🦊 Eric Ruleman against utopia 🏴 Mohammed Adam ivashko Jeff Coleman
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      2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 3 Jul 2018
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        And he liked it?

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      2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 3 Jul 2018
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        Actually the Italian mob is too special case to be interesting as core running example I think

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      1. Rob Salkowitz‏ @robsalk 3 Jul 2018
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        Probably some version of this guy's argument: "'injustice, if it is on a large enough scale, is stronger, freer, and more masterly than justice' (https://www.iep.utm.edu/thrasymachus/ 

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        You could argue that the entire project of Western philosophy, starting with Plato, has been an attempt to refute Thrasymachus (except for Nietzsche, who argued he was right all along).

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      1. Olaf Alex‏ @olaf_alex 3 Jul 2018
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        I could imagine you getting decent replies on Quora.

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      1. Emerson Dameron  🐝‏ @emersondameron 3 Jul 2018
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        Michael Alig is around.

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        I’ve found the Dictators Handbook quite enlightening in that regard. Difficult to summarize while doing it justice though.

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      2. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv 4 Jul 2018
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        Might be interesting to contrast Yakuza thinking with the CEOs of criminal orgs. I suspect it’s simpler and boring-er than we’d like to think

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        Visakan Veerasamy Retweeted Visakan Veerasamy

        From Sudhir’s Gang Leader For A Dayhttps://twitter.com/visakanv/status/957577926332985347?s=21 …

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        Different people in the organization have different worldviews based on their age and experiences. Another "well, duh" statement that's nevertheless nuanced, rich and surprising. We all have some things in common, crime or no crime. What does your organization mean to you? pic.twitter.com/RPrpuaqSJf
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