Kill or Be Killed

Game-Theory:

If we are at war and on opposing sides, one of us has to die...

The Allure of Wealth

Methods of Ruler-ship:

“The tendency for wealthy families to annoy others by “showing off” -- by spending extravagantly and wastefully on themselves -- is also often a cause for resentment."

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"This tendency toward consumption for show has been dealt with for centuries, going back to ancient Greece and Rome, by means of sumptuary laws that forbid specified forms of wasteful consumption."

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"In seventh-century B.C. Greece, for example, women were forbidden to wear extravagant clothing or jewelry unless they were prostitutes.”