States neutralize resistance to institutional dissolution by pairing asset seizures/closures with pensions or buyouts for incumbents, trading acquiescence for guaranteed income.
— Anticipates how governments might unwind entrenched public or quasi-public institutions (universities, state firms, clergy-like bureaucracies) in AI-era restructurings without provoking maximal backlash.
John Carter
2025.06.10
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Henry VIII’s dissolution pensioned monks to defuse opposition while liquidating monastic assets—a tactic highlighted as ‘clever’ in the article.
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