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A maintainable altruistic ruling class is a myth.

When you centralize power you’ve created a point of control/leverage with significant value. It will eventually be captured.

> except for when it leans authoritarian

Totalitarianism, Crony Capitalism, State Enforced Communism, Authoritarianism, etc. are all variations of the same root rot: centralization.

When you centralize power you will always get centralized power. A global centralized power is terrifying.



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