I didn't mean my reference to a natural state to be taken so literally. In this ...

mtdewcmu on Oct 30, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: How does the US manage to have no bribery ...

I didn't mean my reference to a natural state to be taken so literally. In this kind of literature, you see lots of references to the Hobbesian jungle, but I don't think many people think it's a scientific concept to be taken literally.

dllthomas on Oct 31, 2013 [–]

Yeah, that probably came off a little harsher than I meant it.