gmsizemore on Nostr: npub15th6y…a6nvx All of what we think of as progressive moves away from slavery and ...

npub15th6y0m8c79aq5qg2arvpw955jr4c5cvvvvkrxz70tnh4n282dzq2a6nvx (npub15th…6nvx) All of what we think of as progressive moves away from slavery and serfdom are a bunch of evolved controlling techniques. Controlees pushed back on direct aversive control, and new, ever subtler techniques evolved. Take _democracy_, for example: you get to vote for pre-bought candidates to fill roles in a system where collaborating parties stage fake fights, but the outcome is that wealth is siphoned from the middle-class. See _Beyond Freedom and Dignity_ by Fred (BF) Skinner.