Re: The joy of Technology

On Mon, 4 Nov 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 04/11/2024 06:35, rbowman wrote:

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 You have a rather fucked up grasp of reality. Start with 'Might is Right'
and work your way on from there.

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Ah yes, the wonderful Nietzschean fantasy.
It works up to a point. But only up to a point.
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In fact survival belongs to those who survive and they  are not always the mighty..
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Aesop's fable about the mighty oak and the weak grass comes to mid. When the storm came, it was the Oak that was destroyed...

I'll throw in some points for discussion.
1. Technology has massively altered the balance of power when it comes to conflicts, and the threat of nuclear and biological warfare has managed to keep small nation on equal footing with big ones.
2. Two small men working together can outfight one strong man.
3. There is also the battle field of the mind. Who's "ism" is the strongest? I'd argue the ism that produces peace and material wealth. That gives us (1) and (2) which definitely impacts the power calculus.