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Scott in 1998: legibility is a central problem in statecraft. states often knew precious little about their subjects, and flattened them so they could count, tax, conscript, and control them mētis is the counter concept, the value of local expertise interesting in 2026 too https://t.co/6AJ77gZfT4 https://t.co/AI6wePSJeQ the author has passed, here’s the pdf