Re: gramsci gap

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https://contraptions.venkateshrao.com/p/the-steppe-function

Summary of the Gg Man(dala) vs Machine premise. Monsters plug the gap between the decline of the over-formalized ancien regime & the new era driven by a (re)nascent boys' club. Rao: Perversion of preexisting rules are also "monsters(Zizek)/morbidities(Gramsci)". (Incumbent rules are far deadlier than incumbent rulers)

>the horse feed in China didn’t have sufficient selenium to breed strong horses"

Hmm TIGR to examine the value of garlic (vs ginger? X) in different Chinese regional folkways

PS: Ultima ratio regum = pushing on the emergency exit bar