nifty nifty nifty nifty@niftynei·Sep 1, 2021Replying to @vgrhas anyone done a strict accounting of elites to quantify the overproduction? how many people are we talking here25
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Sep 2, 2021Replying to @vgr and @niftyneiKidding aside, Peter Turchin, who came up with the concept, actually has quantitative models for this. But it’s in big numerical models as a parameter coupled with many others.13
nifty nifty nifty nifty@niftynei·Sep 2, 2021Replying to @vgrwait venkat is this the 10th son of a baron problem, just reincarnated1
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @niftyneiYes a version of that. More like 4th generation dissolute minor nobility.12:16 AM · Sep 2, 20212 Likes