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Not always. Sometimes, the whole system collapses, and then after a period of insecurity, we all enjoy a period of massive prosperity.

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Unfortunately, that doesn't work in general. It is easier to poison discussion than it is to convince people with arguments. One person screaming obscenities prevent an entire room of people from having a rational discussion. It's an asymmetrical effort, it's hard work to produce quality information, and it's free to generate gigabytes of slanted information.

If you are a human being, there are many things you know are true, but you act as if they are not. We are not rational creatures, we are social creatures. We don't respond to arguments, we respond to social cues. It is more important for an extremely social creature like a human to agree with their social group than to be objectively correct.

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So many poor and working class Americans will see this and think, "Progress!"

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