Arthur B.
Another way to look at this is that we live in an equilibrium between pressure from rulers to govern and control, and push back. Civic institutions such as the rule of law, separation of powers, or representative democracy spring to mind when we think about forces countering
Eliezer Yudkowsky ⏹️
Increasing the power of rulers over subjects seems generally bad. It has a few possible, uncertain, arguable exceptions, like increasing the power of voters over politicians, or of politicians over police. But in general, increasing the general power of authority seems bad.