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foxglacieryesterday at 9:04 AM3 repliesview on HN

> it's mostly correct

Wow. Surely you've wondered why almost no society anywhere ever had liberalism a much as western countries in the past half century or so? Maybe it's technology or maybe it's only mostly correct if you don't care about the existential risks it creates for the societies practicing it.


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astrangeyesterday at 9:22 AM

It's technology. Specifically communications technology.

kortexyesterday at 3:57 PM

Counterpoint: Can you name a societal system that doesn't create or potentially create existential risks?