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Governments are always promising to make things better. What would happen if they actively tried to make things worse?
Something to consider when reading/listening:
Have you ever noticed that trying to force something to happen can make it less likely?
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You might enjoy this episode if you like:
Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman
Philosophical fiction
Speculative fiction
Governments
Tyrannical Robots
Invasions of privacy
Contemplating the meaning of life
Any form of philosophical enquiry
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Credits:
Written and performed by Doe Wilmann
Thanks to Katie Empett for reading early versions of this episode and providing notes.
Artwork by Katie Empett
Music by Claude Debussy with permission from Pond5.
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