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minus-squareDharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoOne of my favorite ways this has ever been expressed is through David Graeber. Paraphrasing: If you convince 100 million people that you can breathe under water, and you go sit at the bottom of a lake, you drown. If you convince 100 million people you’re the king of France… Then you’re the king of France.
One of my favorite ways this has ever been expressed is through David Graeber. Paraphrasing:
If you convince 100 million people that you can breathe under water, and you go sit at the bottom of a lake, you drown.
If you convince 100 million people you’re the king of France… Then you’re the king of France.