SALIENCE (discussion from #TheBlackSwan)
The more transparent & free a society, the more imperfect it will appear. Corruption, social media censorship, police violence, government surveillance will be magnified.
Opaque societies w/o governance "feel" more just & orderly.
The more transparent & free a society, the more imperfect it will appear. Corruption, social media censorship, police violence, government surveillance will be magnified.
Opaque societies w/o governance "feel" more just & orderly.
2) SALIENCE (cont)
As you can see with the @Snowden affair, Russia exploits the fact by magnifying imperfections in this country so people think it's a dystopian jungle. Same w/#BTC maximalists obsessing over "state control".
Example: this morning's headline in "Russia Today".
As you can see with the @Snowden affair, Russia exploits the fact by magnifying imperfections in this country so people think it's a dystopian jungle. Same w/#BTC maximalists obsessing over "state control".
Example: this morning's headline in "Russia Today".
3) SALIENCE (cont)
The same point holds across time. There is an increase in the perception of injustice, coercion (state or otherwise) over time as societies improve and become more democratic.
Tocqueville: how reforms make societies more prone to revolts.
The same point holds across time. There is an increase in the perception of injustice, coercion (state or otherwise) over time as societies improve and become more democratic.
Tocqueville: how reforms make societies more prone to revolts.
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