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What's sad, all fictional portrayals of dystopias are struggles and fights. Like, "the good guys died in battle from being killed by the bad guys". Now, if you
by corodra 7y ago
What's sad, all fictional portrayals of dystopias are struggles and fights. Like, "the good guys died in battle from being killed by the bad guys".
Now, if you speak up against FAANG or some other company making bullshit promises to "save the world", it's the people that stomp out the "good guys".
Don't get me wrong, it's clever on them. But it's sad and makes the coming decades unnerving if these companies aren't lassoed into control. Apple is especially guilty of the whole cult following thing where they can do no wrong in the eyes of their zealots. Their continued growth and profiting is a symbol not of parasitic nature, but of their divinity to these people.
Goddamn it, and I'm a red blooded capitalist. How do we resurrect Teddy Roosevelt, the old Bull Moose himself? We need Teddy...
- legalScrotums 7y agoTeddy Roosevelt accomplished some respectable achievements, but he wasn't necessarily a hero to all. His "Big Stick" policy would probably be reviled by a more globalized world. During simpler times, an obvious thing that demanded action, saw action. Now, not so much.