Back then, then answer to insolence was violence, so those in control got violence in return.
Nowadays, the answer to insolence is jail, mass distraction, and subversive social engineering. So we attack those in control by trying to put them into the jails they built for us, yelling at our distractions, and saying mean words on social media.
We’ve gotten really good at hating groups and really bad at identifying individual problems. And even when we do identify the problem, we’re far too comfortable. It turns out we’re pretty cool with watching each other die.
So what is the hint we are dropping?
The French Revolution started in 1789.
Back then, then answer to insolence was violence, so those in control got violence in return.
Nowadays, the answer to insolence is jail, mass distraction, and subversive social engineering. So we attack those in control by trying to put them into the jails they built for us, yelling at our distractions, and saying mean words on social media.
We’ve gotten really good at hating groups and really bad at identifying individual problems. And even when we do identify the problem, we’re far too comfortable. It turns out we’re pretty cool with watching each other die.
The hint that we have way to few guillotines at hand.