On: So much of academia is about connections and reputation laundering

[pdonis]

> power would concentrate and it would start putting pressure on the state

The state itself is a concentration of power. Industry wants to co-opt it for that very reason.

[leto_ii → pdonis]

Not saying that the state is a good thing. It's slightly better than a corporation though, because it's under some sort of democratic control.

Ideally though, all concentrations of power should be dismantled.

[disgruntledphd2 → leto_ii]

I'm not sure that's realistic, with respect to concentrations of power.

Whatever power you use to reduce concentrations of power would undoubtedly become quite powerful.

I think that it's probably better to attempt to reduce the size of any one concentration of power, and set them all up watching each other.

[leto_ii → disgruntledphd2]

> it's probably better to attempt to reduce the size of any one concentration of power

Agreed. It would be great if power was as decentralised as possible and if individuals would take an active part in their (self-)government.