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Balance of power

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Many of us are afraid of Big Business. We like the products and services that companies provide, but dislike trillion-dollar monopolistic walled gardens, video games that turn into quasi-gambling, and companies manipulating entire governments for profit. Many of us are afraid of Big Government. We like police and courts, public order, and various services, but we dislike governments arbitrarily picking winners and losers, restricting what people can say or read or think, violating human rights or starting wars. Finally, many of us are afraid of the third corner of the triangle: Big Mob. We like independent civil society, charities and Wikipedia, but we dislike mobs lynching people, cancel culture, and things like the French Revolution or the Taiping Rebellion. Basically, we like progress - whether in technology, economy or culture - but we fear the three historically most powerful generators of such progress. A common response to this conundrum is the idea of balance of power. If we ne

Dark Mode Toggle Balance of power 2025 Dec 30 See all posts Balance of power Special thanks to Gabriel Alfour, Audrey Tang and Ahmed Gatnash for feedback and review. Many of us are afraid of Big Business . We like the products and services that companies provide, but dislike trillion-dollar monopolistic walled gardens , video games that turn into quasi-gambling, and companies manipulating entire governments for profit. Many of us are afraid of Big Government . We like police and courts, public order, and various services, but we dislike governments arbitrarily picking winners and losers, restr

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