Skip to content
Authoritarianism perpetuates episode artwork

EPISODE · Jul 5, 2020 · 33 MIN

Authoritarianism perpetuates

from INTP Musings · host Friend Francis

Human societies always trend toward authoritarianism, or non-meritocratic hierarchical structures lacking in freedom and egalitarianism. I make several compelling arguments for how this is the end fate for every long lived, large human society in this episode. No matter how good they become at some point, all human societies trend in this direction in the long run. This trend seems to me to be impossible to counteract, given human nature and the sorts of dynamics that go on when human beings interact with one another. I conclude by saying that this usually ends up being a bad thing for many people, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be bad for any given individual who is not at the top. This work around for the individual only works in certain cases.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Jul 5, 2020

Embed this episode

Ready to play

Authoritarianism perpetuates

0:00 33:53

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of INTP Musings?

This episode is 33 minutes long.

When was this INTP Musings episode published?

This episode was published on July 5, 2020.

Can I download this INTP Musings episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!