
The Bastard Manifesto
Behind the Bastards
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Why Is Elon Musk Using Social Media?
Theory: The hierarchy is natural for human beings. It's something our brains slide into without careful vigilance. Our ancestors were not egalitarian because it felt natural. They evolved to enforce egalitarianism with great vigilance as a defense mechanism against the dangers of power. This presents perhaps a less utopian view of man's inherent nature, but I think it also posits a more optimistic picture of our future. Because if homo sapiens beat the problems of ingrained hierarchy once, then we can fucking well do it again. We're dead.
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