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... own for the most part. Tainter (an academic) is decent. In Diamond's case, I think the perception has outrun the reality. He's a favorite of the 97th percentile (managerial and academic class that effectively runs the US) and that tells you most of what you need to know.

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Always remember that the world runs at approximately the 97th percentile (in terms of ability).

Yes, the smartest people on average are at the centers of power. But just on average.

The absolute ablest individuals always exist on the periphery. Attila the Hun for example. Some of these individuals ...

... distributed to the advantage of the periphery. "They" know that and "they" fear it.


Always remember that the world runs at approximately the 97th percentile (in terms of ability).

Yes, the smartest people on average are at the centers of power. But just on average.

The absolute ablest ...

... right-sizing" or, as some fear, to the dismantling of necessary, human-centered services, remains a subject of intense debate.

This is typical of how The 97th Percentile operates and has operated - with a new twist.

"It wasn't us who took a chainsaw to your job. It was the inevitable result of AI."

... they weren’t in any position of authority to determine whether that was going to be done; the intelligent (at the approximate level of the 97th Percentile, but not the highest level) were. Now that we have gone down that path, the wise probably can’t help us.

Chemical production outpacing ...

... they weren’t in any position of authority to determine whether that was going to be done; the intelligent (at the approximate level of the 97th Percentile, but not the highest level) were. Now that we have gone down that path, the wise probably can’t help us.

The obvious solution to the ...

... the CDC that could have foreseen the attack.

Short answer: No, they did not.

Calling somebody "very disturbed" is the typical response that The 97th Percentile defaults to. It's called the Centers for Disease Control. If it wasn't the COVID shot that caused his disease, then the Centers for ...

... don't agree with everything I post. This I agree with. I've written things along these lines many times, mostly about corporate psychopaths and The 97th Percentile. Also that things on the periphery will improve when the giant sucking sound from the center is silenced forever.

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Always remember that the world runs at approximately the 97th percentile (in terms of ability).

Yes, the smartest people on average are at the centers of power. But just on average.

The absolute ablest ...

... bad idea, it will fail or be less successful than some other idea. It may fail due to bad governance. I say let the market prove it out and for The 97th Percentile to stop telling people what's good or bad. The technology exists to do this and it should be encouraged. Of course, that would also ...