@PawelK @LukeAlmighty @Coyote@tucson.claims

This link is wordy and has one of those annoying subscription pop ups, but #RobertHiggs is where I first learned of the #ratchetEffect

https://blog.independent.org/2008/12/16/underappreciated-aspects-of-the-ratchet-effect/

Higgs has some brilliant talks available on YouTube

@LukeAlmighty @PawelK @Coyote@tucson.claims

No doubts, man. Maybe masks help or maybe not.

Nevertheless enforcing mask conformance seems to bring out the inner fascist in people who love to boss others around.

The coming challenge when #coronaHysteria is over will be wresting all the lost freedoms back from the hands of a State that never wants to relinquish its powers to control.

#ratchetEffect

https://blog.independent.org/2008/12/16/underappreciated-aspects-of-the-ratchet-effect/

Regarding the growth of State power during crisis (as in the latest Corona hype.)

#ratcheteffect #roberthiggs