Archive - Lorenzo from Oz

Civilisation analysis: I am unpersuaded yet bothered

Civilisations emerge from what people do.

Mar 8 •

February 2025

Stirrups, a rant

Stirrups did not create shock cavalry.

Feb 28 •

The West continues to imitate Dynastic Cycle China

DOGE are the tech-bro Censorate.

Feb 22 •

Culture is an emergent phenomenon (II)

Invisible sociological gremlins can be great for self-appointed moral heroism, but not for understanding.

Feb 18 •

Culture is an emergent phenomenon (I)

The practicalities of human reproduction mean that patriarchy can be functional in ways that matriarchy would not be.

Feb 16 •

If you call everyone who disagrees with you racist and fascist they might start to say yes

Progressives are excellent at finding new ways to make the same mistakes.

Feb 9 •

Taking in Palestinian refugees is a very bad idea

Stigmatising facts leads to bad, potentially disastrous, decisions.

Feb 5 •

You’re invited!

Helen & Lorenzo's first Chatham House Zoom chat for 2025

Feb 3 •

WEIRD (Western Educated Industrialised Rich Democratic) means no kin-groups

An individualist social psychology can arise when families are not embedded in larger kin-groups.

Feb 1 •

January 2025

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