in thread "Imperium": I've been meaning to for years but haven't got around to it. I go back and forth on the idea of empire. On the one hand, massive gains from scale and cooperation exist. On the other hand, the creation of super-states seems to be a huge vector of corruption... 2d ago (collapse hidden) 55 I've been meaning to (view hidden) 55 I am very skeptical of accelerationist hopes where there is some kind of social-political reset or resurgence of the virtuous possibilities via metaphorical bankruptcy of "the system". I think de Gobineau's demographic hypothesis on civilization is more pl... 4h ago (collapse hidden) 44 I am very skeptical (view hidden) 44