Zero disagreements to this comment here! The idea of an economic social contract is orders of magnitude more complicated (and yes, ugly and violent) than what I’m describing here. There have definitely been many eras of massive inequality and feudalism / lack of power which complicate this narrative.
I can’t claim to be an expert on these topics, or to do them justice in a post like this! And perhaps in future writing of this style I can gesture to or mention the complicated nature of the historical parallels rather than leaving them without context.
Zero disagreements to this comment here! The idea of an economic social contract is orders of magnitude more complicated (and yes, ugly and violent) than what I’m describing here. There have definitely been many eras of massive inequality and feudalism / lack of power which complicate this narrative.
I can’t claim to be an expert on these topics, or to do them justice in a post like this! And perhaps in future writing of this style I can gesture to or mention the complicated nature of the historical parallels rather than leaving them without context.