I'm trying to set a rule for myself to post before scrolling. Not being to concerned about the quality of the posts is key. Just loosening up the text-voice.

"Seeing Like a State" continues to blow my mind, claiming large scale plantation agriculture is usually *less efficient* than small independent farms in terms of material output relative to investment. Economic production is less important than creating conditions for centralized control.

"Seeing Like a State" by James Scott is the final theory of statistics I didn't know I needed.