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Land

Jiang defines the kingdom of heaven in this revolutionary frame as a society with no debt, land for subsistence, and no slavery.

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Definition in the 2026-01-13 lecture.

definition

Jiang defines the kingdom of heaven in this revolutionary frame as a society with no debt, land for subsistence, and no slavery.

Historical diagnosis in this lecture.

diagnosis

Rome's poor were pulled into long foreign wars, lost farms to debt, and were displaced into cities while rich landowners shifted land toward export cash crops.

General model of elite competition stated on 2024-10-08.

definition

Elite overproduction means everyone wants to be the renter or landlord, but fixed land forces elites to fight over the power to charge rent.

Timestamped Evidence

Too Many Rich People, Too Little Power

2024-10-08, day precision · Civilization #6: Elite Overproduction and the Bronze Age Collapse

Transcript

"...wants to be the landlord. Right? But there's only so much land. So now, people are competing, for, the power, to charge rent. Does..."

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