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If modern human intelligence evolved 60,000 years ago, why did civilization not develop until 10,000 BC? This question lies at the heart of the sapient paradox, one of the great mysteries of human existence. Potential explanations range from a reconsideration of prehistory to the power of collective learning to early humans getting stuck in "gossip traps."
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The connection to social media and "cancel culture" seems like a stretch (as this social pressure has nowhere near the same consequences as institutionalized power), but the idea that big societies with high levels of specialization require a different mechanism for organization than raw social pressure sounds sensible.
Perhaps unsurprisingly this is how democracy manifests in the modern world, via electoral politics.
I hate the time before elections when streets are filled with billboards of politicians' faces. Just an endless stream of faces, names and numbers. Votes being cast based on party association and perceived reputation.
@jackofalltrades A politician will do absolutely fuck all about inflation. It's hllarious to think they'd even bother trying to campaign on it.
The EU Central Bank is, presumably, structured similarly.
Your votes can't change monetary policy.
You mean the same board that are nominated in their position by senate and the president?
https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/bios/board/default.htm
Yeah I 100% agree with that.
