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We Submit By Banning Blackmail - by Robin Hanson

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An ancient forager norm tells us to resist domination.

We Submit By Banning Blackmail Robin Hanson Mar 09, 2026 24 37 1 Share An ancient forager norm tells us to resist domination. And with mere words and other cheap public actions, we do. But when actions are more private, deniable, or expensive, we don’t. For example, around powerful people we typically more laugh and agree, interrupt less, and are more deferential, polite and flattering. We are ingratiating and conformist to bosses, and less likely to criticize them to other people. And famously: Economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent i

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