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Induction seduces us and leads us to conclusions such as "Mankind has always survived, so we will be able to tackle y future challenges, too." Sounds good in theory, but what we fail to realize is that such a statement can only come 11o any species that has lasted until now. To assume that our existence from a to date is an indication of our future survival is a serious flaw in reasoning. Probably the most serious of all.
The Art of Thinking Clearly
Rolf Dobelli
Over the past two decades or so, the American left has become increasingly dominated by the Professional Managerial Class of college-educated, white-collar workers. This class vanguard understands far better than any on the right how to work the protocol levers of modern society. They know how to make adjustments deep in the infrastructural underbelly of modern organizations.
The New Control Society
thenewatlantis.com
The system was not without faults. Systemic misogyny and malignant racism were baked into the institutions tasked with administering, regulating and managing the economy. This manifested in such profound and extreme levels of social and economic exclusion that it has shaped much of the social discourse of today.
A Promise Broken | Social Mobility in the Digital Age | l'Atelier
atelier.net
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