Athenian taxes, a Tesla battleship, and game theory for the rich

<p>Every historical society acts as a natural experiment for the ways they decided to organize themselves. Sometimes these methods are tried and true, sometimes they have never been tried before. By observing the success or failure of different governance models we can be better informed how they could apply in the future. Of course, we must be careful to ensure that we factor in the time and place, before extrapolating anything to modern day.</p> <p>One society in particular left us more natural experiments than we would expect for a civilization that existed more than 2,500 years ago: the Athenians.</p> <p><a href="https://griffinjknight.medium.com/athenian-taxes-a-tesla-battleship-and-game-theory-for-rich-peopl-ea841519da38"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>