Jan 14
10 min read
The Authoritarian Ratchet
Why things will continue to get worse over the coming decade.
For nearly all of our evolutionary history, we humans were a marginal species with a limited lifespan, operating in a world full of exogenous dangers. As such, we adapted to the pressures acting upon us. Our brains, and therefore our feelings and behaviors, are all adapted to handle the circumstances we faced for 98%…
