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Man-made wonders (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Gelderloos argues in Worshiping Power that early states had to convince people of their superiority. Now that states are the norm and it's barely possible to live in a stateless society, this isn't necessary anymore.