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power

the strange ontology of power

Extreme wealth is not independence. It is an unusually successful dependence upon everyone else.

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cybernetics

corruption

Corruption begins when reward outpaces responsibility, reflecting the tendency of complex communication systems to abbreviate consequence and concentrate advantage.

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politics

australia, please…

Populists tell you they’re going to smash the system for your benefit. Funny how it still always seems to end with the rich getting richer, the government getting worse, and everyone else paying for the repairs.

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Philosophy

corruption

Corruption is not what happens when a healthy system breaks; it is what emerges when enough incentives, privileges, dependencies, and concentrations of power quietly align, turning private advantage into public infrastructure.