Re: An Experiment: A Literal Political Thread
Addendum to post # 74:
I recall something from a "history of the world" class about Egypt in its earliest days. The Nile would flood every year, and the silt from the flood waters would settle on either bank, to provide fertile soil for farming. To control the spread of the flood, everyone had to build dikes on their land: if even one person failed, the entire purpose would be thwarted. Of course there was a similar problem of getting everyone to comply.
Addendum to post # 74:
I recall something from a "history of the world" class about Egypt in its earliest days. The Nile would flood every year, and the silt from the flood waters would settle on either bank, to provide fertile soil for farming. To control the spread of the flood, everyone had to build dikes on their land: if even one person failed, the entire purpose would be thwarted. Of course there was a similar problem of getting everyone to comply.
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