MichaelBishop comments on Helpless Individuals - Less Wrong
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No, seriously! How can Eliezer say that when they obviously do? For example, many countries are more than a hundred years old.
I think you are being too literal. I interpreted Eliezer as saying that the obstacles to good large institutions are so great, that most of them never get off the ground. The rest of the post mentions some of the explanations for and implications of this fact. (Completely rewritten comment to be more polite and helpful)