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Lesson 12: Make eye contact and small talk (video)

Lesson 12: Make eye contact and small talk (video)

On Tyranny, illustrated for the 2020s

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Dec 07, 2021
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Here is the video for lesson 12. Interestingly, this is the one that has aroused the most comment over the years. I take it that this is because it reminds us just how small-scale politics can be, and calls upon us to do something that seems ever more strange as we retreat into groups. It does not seem like much of a challenge, but it is a challenge.…

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