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I believe that they exist today. They leverage their power and connections to remain anonymous and away from public scrutiny.

quickthrowman 6y ago
The Cargill/McMillan family is probably the most famous of these in the US. They’ve kept their company private and have managed to stay under the radar fairly well considering their level of wealth.
- travmatt 6y ago
  The Sacklers were able to keep their business relatively disconnected from polite society for a long time as well.
- throw0101a 6y ago
  And then there are the Koch brothers: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_family Who've probably got their hands in too many things: * https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Kochland/Christopher-Leonard/9781476775388 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Kochland/Christopher-... * https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/07/kochland-review-koch-brothers-pollution-congress-republicans https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/07/kochland-rev... * https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/kochland-examines-how-the-koch-brothers-made-their-fortune-and-the-influence-it-bought https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/kochland-examin...
ororo9 6y ago
They definitely do, and LEO knows. The schemes and cons, deflection... they’ve not changed. Think about, this is only 3-4 generations back. What neuroscience is revealing about shared/inherited brain structures and limbic->cortex system algorithms, the habits of agency haven’t had that long to fade out, especially as we clung to tribal communities and abusive nuclear family silos. But those families control LEO, so their mandate is to fight DVD player theft and smoking pot. They again demonize our individual minor failings to control the greater human narrative, gift trillions to their buds while we fight over TP, face masks, and flat or skeuomorphic UI day to day. Doing the real important social work! Western culture hasn’t really evolved it’s emotional organization habits all that much until recent times, say the last 20 years. Now that the first generations raised primarily on science and a much less overt, yet still present, racism are coming into power, we’ll see. Until the last generation though, most people in power were raised in “story mode”. “Be a godheaded manipulator, manage the masses effort and agency, for of course they’re idiots for not having your job of rich guy! If I can do it anyone can! Why they aren’t is their free will!”

quickthrowman 6y ago

The Cargill/McMillan family is probably the most famous of these in the US. They’ve kept their company private and have managed to stay under the radar fairly well considering their level of wealth.

travmatt 6y ago
The Sacklers were able to keep their business relatively disconnected from polite society for a long time as well.
throw0101a 6y ago
And then there are the Koch brothers: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_family Who've probably got their hands in too many things: * https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Kochland/Christopher-Leonard/9781476775388 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Kochland/Christopher-... * https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/07/kochland-review-koch-brothers-pollution-congress-republicans https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/07/kochland-rev... * https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/kochland-examines-how-the-koch-brothers-made-their-fortune-and-the-influence-it-bought https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/kochland-examin...

ororo9 6y ago

They definitely do, and LEO knows. The schemes and cons, deflection... they’ve not changed. Think about, this is only 3-4 generations back. What neuroscience is revealing about shared/inherited brain structures and limbic->cortex system algorithms, the habits of agency haven’t had that long to fade out, especially as we clung to tribal communities and abusive nuclear family silos. But those families control LEO, so their mandate is to fight DVD player theft and smoking pot. They again demonize our individual minor failings to control the greater human narrative, gift trillions to their buds while we fight over TP, face masks, and flat or skeuomorphic UI day to day. Doing the real important social work! Western culture hasn’t really evolved it’s emotional organization habits all that much until recent times, say the last 20 years. Now that the first generations raised primarily on science and a much less overt, yet still present, racism are coming into power, we’ll see. Until the last generation though, most people in power were raised in “story mode”. “Be a godheaded manipulator, manage the masses effort and agency, for of course they’re idiots for not having your job of rich guy! If I can do it anyone can! Why they aren’t is their free will!”