Acemoglu and Robinson's critical junctures do not choose the path by themselves. "A critical juncture is a double-edged sword": the Black Death freed labour in England and produced the Second Serfdom in the East. And "the differences created by institutional drift become especially consequential, because they influence how society reacts" when the shock comes. If AI is a critical juncture, its outcome will turn on which inclusive institutions already exist and work when the shock peaks. The useful time to build an inclusive collective is before the juncture resolves, not after it. Inference beyond the quotes is Leo's.

Feeds: AI as a critical juncture (the sprint's position), and early effort counting for more than late. SUPPORTS: the book's mechanism for why timing matters is not urgency but amplification. Small pre-existing differences decide which way the sword cuts.

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Evidence 2 passages

groundsWhy Nations Fail, Daron Acemoglu
A critical juncture is a double-edged sword that can cause a sharp turn in the trajectory of a nation.
groundsWhy Nations Fail, Daron Acemoglu
The differences created by institutional drift become especially consequential, because they influence how society reacts to changes in economic or political circumstances during critical junctures.

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