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		dyauspitr 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why aren't smart people happier? I don’t think it’s easy to get jaded about unrestricted power over people. I think that’s what the human condition is all about.

HKH2 6 months ago [–]

It may not be easy but it's bound to happen if the results are predictable.

Added to that, it's normal for an absolute monarch to be paranoid.

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