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Reminds me of a quote from the film The Usual Suspects-- "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." The system remain
by balls187 7y ago
Reminds me of a quote from the film The Usual Suspects-- "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."
The system remains that way in part because a large number of people are duped into believing it is in their best interest to keep the system in place, despite the minuscule probability of actually benefiting from it.
- sbarre 7y agoThe book shows that a lot of the people who sustain that system (by writing the laws we are all subject to, but leaving convenient loopholes in them) do actually benefit quite a bit.