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by ComplexSystems 39 days ago
You know, back when it was a noble democracy where all men were free, or something.
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Being a high trust society isn’t the same thing as being a fully egalitarian society.

Getting to “high trust for the majority” is the 0 to 1 of civilizational development. Most societies never get there—they’re low trust for everyone.