Machiavelli’s 4D Chess

"He was sure that any prince who put [his advice] into practice would soon arouse popular hatred and self-destruct. And this ... was precisely what Machiavelli wanted. "

Machiavelli was playing 4D chess. Helping those with the worst intentions hurt themselves.

Where else in the advice literature could this deliberately or inadvertently be true?

Power by Robert Greene, Be Slightly Evil by Venkatesh Rao are two whose authors are sufficiently smart to warrant consideration.

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Sources & Inspiration

• Be Like the Fox, Erica Benner