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==COSMOLOGY==> 'Uhhh ... how sure are we that everything is made of these?'

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[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Could you imagine what the world would be like if we let their like lead our countries?

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Ah, a meritocracy instead of a plutocracy. Maybe someday, if we survive.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 6 months ago

When you rule, you get to pick what qualities have merit, which is how we end up of administrations of The Master Race or lispy Spaniards, or ruthlesd billionaires.

We're still trying to figure out how to get to government tha implements public-serving ideas.