A comment about the relative power between the river and the village. Most of the power in the village ultimately rests on the threat of coercion. Even on the smallest matter. If I resist a jaywalking ticket, there is a well-defined sequence of escalating punishments. If I defy those escalating punishments, the village will imprison or k…
A comment about the relative power between the river and the village. Most of the power in the village ultimately rests on the threat of coercion. Even on the smallest matter. If I resist a jaywalking ticket, there is a well-defined sequence of escalating punishments. If I defy those escalating punishments, the village will imprison or kill me. Joe Biden, or Donald Trump have the threat of imposing bodily violence if you don’t agree to their demands. Musk and Bezos don’t. The village relies on cooperation. Every dollar that Musk or Bezos have was willingly given to them by happy customers. The difference in power between the two groups is profound from a moral standpoint and I wish that people like Silver, etc. would include this in their analysis.
A comment about the relative power between the river and the village. Most of the power in the village ultimately rests on the threat of coercion. Even on the smallest matter. If I resist a jaywalking ticket, there is a well-defined sequence of escalating punishments. If I defy those escalating punishments, the village will imprison or kill me. Joe Biden, or Donald Trump have the threat of imposing bodily violence if you don’t agree to their demands. Musk and Bezos don’t. The village relies on cooperation. Every dollar that Musk or Bezos have was willingly given to them by happy customers. The difference in power between the two groups is profound from a moral standpoint and I wish that people like Silver, etc. would include this in their analysis.