Post A1E5ApDnteoauFsJhA by naga@octodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #A1E5Ap1kcTAqIsEguO by jacek@mastodon.technology
       2020-11-09T21:49:45Z
       
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       I liked the dialogue of Binhoff and Sjenit about: The fact that the way our society survives doesn't mean that its the only way society could survive, and doesn't mean its the best one. // quote is from memory so may be slightly off. (I also seem to find political messages in everything I read)#SFFBookClub
       
 (DIR) Post #A1E5ApDnteoauFsJhA by naga@octodon.social
       2020-11-15T15:01:59Z
       
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       @jacek Yes, higher-order survivor bias spelled out right there! US is quite guilty of this tendency as "oldest extant democracy."
       
 (DIR) Post #A1E5ApRd4FsFb8LMFE by jacek@mastodon.technology
       2020-11-15T15:14:46Z
       
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       @naga In Poland in High School I learned that: 1) Polish Constitution was first in Europe and second in the world; 2) It gave broad rights to most of the society classes; After I read it up as an adult it turned out that: 1) It was passed into law illegally; 2) It gave no right to peasants (largest class); 3) It sparked a rebellion that was a first step to Poland being dissolved until end of I world war; So bragging about history is something I'm inoculated against ;)