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		WalterBright 19 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AI optimism is a class privilege It worked out very badly for them. See "Reign of Terror". The Revolution ended when Napoleon declared himself a hereditary monarch. Things went full circle.

WalterBright 19 days ago [–]

Consider also the American Revolution. Nobody went on a rampage to kill the wealthy. Things went very well for America.

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