JamesCole comments on Rationality Quotes - June 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JamesCole 15 June 2009 01:36:26AM 1 point [-]

I doubt those kings can be killed. I think victory against them comes more from inserting layers of suppression between them and action, to modulate and reduce their power. You might be able to think of those layers as governmental machinery.

Comment author: ChrisDavoren 15 June 2009 09:54:25PM 1 point [-]

Not sure why this was downvoted - I think it's fairly well evidenced that the kings have an infinite number of clones, if they aren't actually "unkillable".

The governmental machinery analogy appeals to me as well - on the face of it, one might see this as some benevolent force of mediation and control. In reality, however, the human mind seems to function with all the bureaucratic inefficiency and politicking one would expect of an actual government.