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The Case for Authoritarianism | Vitalik Buterin & Noah Smith
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Authoritarianism and Information Warfare
The chapter explores the parallels between authoritarianism and monopolies on force with the stability seen in countries today. It discusses the idea of info hegemony in the context of meme warfare, highlighting the control of information for stability similar to physical territorial wars. The conversation also touches on the challenges posed by the internet and misinformation in the 21st century info wars, emphasizing the need for better methods of information aggregation to combat propaganda.
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