That's interesting, because I read it as saying that people will object to anyone imposing on them their own idea of what will make them happy. Or to clear up the pronouns, X will object to Y imposing a grand scheme of what Y thinks will make everyone including X happy.
What did the author intend, in context?
The Pharaoh is trying to reform the half-ruined country, and is running into entrenched opinions, vested interests and pervese incentives.
Yeah, I probably could have translated more carefully and with more context.
There's also an interesting passage where he speaks of himself as an Uncentivised Incentiviser:
..."Lord, six million Egyptians, and me and my friends before others, will agree that you draw from that treasure... But delude yourself not, your holiness! The hundred highest dignitaries of the state will vote against it, and then the Labirynth w
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