Else, Someone on Nostr: Yes, something like that. I'd say, this is the same system that begins (6k years ago) ...

Yes, something like that. I'd say, this is the same system that begins (6k years ago) in slavery and follows through a series of concessions and reinterpretations that each time make it more palatable to the contemporary human. From "Romans, Countrymen, and Lovers!" to Smith's fairytales of barter, to Le Tiers-Etat and "We the People", we're engaging mostly in copium and rationalization, and a little bit in winning small comforts

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