2026-05-11
This introduces a new definition of politics - not new in the sense that the politics is new, but new in the sense that politics is needed for a very practical reason not generally recognised.
It's definitely not boring.
" ... civilisation constantly tries to remove things from politics wherever a stable basis in evidence and reason becomes possible"
So civilisation is sensible! Who would have thought it?
" ... politics emerges where reconstructable agreement becomes expensive ... politics is defined by deviation from what is boring"
Ie: Effective widely-recognised standards (boring!) need no politics (even if some politicians may disagree), but contentious subjects where no widespread agreement exists are meat and drink to the politician.
