http://teodesian.net//posts/6b1c2ba0-13f8-11ec-bdd7-b1d980ccfe1b?format=xml teodesian.net : /posts/6b1c2ba0-13f8-11ec-bdd7-b1d980ccfe1b en 2026-04-06T10:03:48 2026-04-06T10:03:48 /favicon.ico http://teodesian.net 32 32 teodesian.net favicon http://teodesian.net/posts/6b1c2ba0-13f8-11ec-bdd7-b1d980ccfe1b The market for cruelty is a real thing. It is one special case of the market for power. As everyone has known since Gutenberg was a little boy, people like to read and believe things that make them powerful, or make them feel powerful. These powerful ideas experience a selective advantage in the Darwinian marketplace of ideas. Important. I said much the same in "no market for liberty" -- there is no desire for freedom, but for "justice" AKA vengeance and cruelty.]]> doge http://teodesian.net/posts/6b1c2ba0-13f8-11ec-bdd7-b1d980ccfe1b 2021-01-13T18:39:53 http://teodesian.net/posts/1610563193 The market for cruelty is a real thing. It is one special case of the market for power. As everyone has known since Gutenberg was a little boy, people like to read and believe things that make them powerful, or make them feel powerful. These powerful ideas experience a selective advantage in the Darwinian marketplace of ideas. Important. I said much the same in "no market for liberty" -- there is no desire for freedom, but for "justice" AKA vengeance and cruelty.]]> doge http://teodesian.net/posts/1610563193 2021-01-13T18:39:53