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The Thermodynamics of Ideological Maintenance
NB: If you've been listening to this series, the podcasters spend several minutes recapping the parables, speaking to entropy, and reverting back to the parable. (The perils of generative AI. ) This middle is on topic.
Language philosopher Bry Willis proposes that Western political and economic structures are inherently unstable and require a massive, continuous infusion of "energy" to prevent their natural decay. By applying the laws of physics to social science, the author argues that democracy and capitalism are not self-sustaining equilibria but rather fragile arrangements that must fight…
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