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Highlights From The Comments On Liberalism And Communities

Scott discusses comments on his previous post about liberalism and communities, exploring various perspectives on how wealth and societal structures affect community formation and maintenance.

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Aug 12, 2025 4,823 words 108 likes 244 comments Listen · 28 min Read Read
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Your Book Review: The Collapse Of Complex Societies

This review examines Joseph Tainter's theory of societal collapse due to diminishing returns on complexity, critiquing aspects of the model and attempting to apply it to modern contexts.

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Jun 3, 2021 6,174 words 51 likes 184 comments Listen · 48 min Read Read
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Those Modern Pathologies

The post satirically portrays ancient concepts as 'modern pathologies' to criticize aspects of contemporary society.

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May 25, 2017 1,529 words 0 likes 150 comments Read Read
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