"Back in the day, there was this bit of philosophy called the Melian Dialogue. Boils down to the idea that there ain't no honor except between equals in power; the strong take, the weak suffer. Deserve ain't got nothin' to do with it, friend; you were just outta your league."

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@hystericempress "And then these goddamned Martians showed up and suddenly everyone decided strength and ferocity were retroactively no longer ethical bases for social power, funny that. Didn't stop them from eating everything, but everyone's been a lot more civil since culinary prowess became the core survival skill." 🐯​

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