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minus-squareCowbee [he/him]linkfedilink1•4 months agoIt’s still vibes-based, the post-office having a manage doesn’t mean the system is tyrannical. How power is structured matters too.
minus-square@Cryophilialink1•4 months agoThe boss of the post office would absolutely be tyrannical if they could lol. In fact they often are. “Going postal” is a whole thing. But generally, the system keeps them in check.
minus-square@Cryophilialink1•4 months agoI’m sure there’s been hundreds of studies on it, but it seems so obvious to anyone who knows any history that I don’t feel like looking them up. Literally every society in the history of humanity, it’s happened, as far as I’m aware. Power corrupts.
minus-squareCowbee [he/him]linkfedilink0•4 months ago I’m sure there’s been hundreds of studies on it, but it seems so obvious to anyone who knows any history that I don’t feel like looking them up. So, vibes, again.
minus-squareCowbee [he/him]linkfedilink0•4 months agoYou cannot form an argument based on sound logic to save your life.
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It’s still vibes-based, the post-office having a manage doesn’t mean the system is tyrannical. How power is structured matters too.
The boss of the post office would absolutely be tyrannical if they could lol. In fact they often are. “Going postal” is a whole thing.
But generally, the system keeps them in check.
That seems like pseudoscience to me.
I’m sure there’s been hundreds of studies on it, but it seems so obvious to anyone who knows any history that I don’t feel like looking them up. Literally every society in the history of humanity, it’s happened, as far as I’m aware. Power corrupts.
So, vibes, again.
You are obtuse and exhausting.
You cannot form an argument based on sound logic to save your life.