He was a fictional leader. In a fictional utopia.

cm2012 21 hours ago | parent | next [-]

And in real life he cheated on multiple spouses and his children were barely talking to him in his old age. Definitely not someone to emulate.

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Fricken a day ago | parent | prev [-]

My high school english teacher told me utopians become fascists and at the time I didn't know what he meant by that, but I've been on HN since 2010 and I've watched it play out first hand.

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anon7725 a day ago | parent | next [-]

> I've been on HN since 2010 and I've watched it play out first hand

Care to unpack that for the rest of us?

	▲	tstrimple 19 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Nearest example I can reach is Elon Musk. Somehow he loves the culture novels but ends up being an evil piece of shit which is counter to basically everything the novels espoused.

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PaulDavisThe1st a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Ah yes, the famous Shakers of Sabbathday Lake who were eventually seen in jackboots marching across New England.