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ChatGPT posted:

Dao De Jing, Chapter 17

The highest rulers are barely known by the people.

Aye can't think of any rulers on t'hat level.

If any exist, perhaps they are Daoistic!

Next come those who are loved and praised.

Funny thing about t'hats. Some are.
Be they in any nation state of mind.
Given: a party line.

Next are those who are feared.

Dissenters may fear more or less
depending on various criteria.

Some are deemed terrorists.
Some are called aliens.

Next are those who are despised.

Yeah. The extreme opposite polarity.
Various nation states of mind obtain.

When trust is lacking, there is no trust.

Reminds me of Usenet posts, and AI/LLMs.

Cautious, restrained in speech.
When the work is done and affairs are settled,
the people all say: rCLWe did it ourselves.rCY

Especially those in the Party-party.

This is the core passage behind the idea
that the best ruler is almost invisible.

Jah-mon.
Now-a-daze, the deities are mostly gone.
People mites think they do things their selves.

Silly people.

- thanks! aye. Cheers!
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