3 ms·

very true People don't seem to realize that sooner or later EVERYONE will be under attack from this sort of '10 large companies that own everything' model The

very true People don't seem to realize that sooner or later EVERYONE will be under attack from this sort of '10 large companies that own everything' model They seem to think - Oh my job is safe, so what do I care if taxi drivers/waiters/delivery people/warehouse workers have a tough life sooner or later you will be a target, and then you will wish you had not ignored when everyone else was being taken out because there will be no one left to save your job

whimsicalism 6y ago
Definitely there is a problem with people not realizing the oligopoly problem. That said, I'm not as confident that changing public perception will actually have any impact on what the law does. There is pretty compelling evidence that in cases where public opinion and the opinion of large capital holders diverge w.r.t. a law, there is no relationship between the public opinion and what law is actually passed. [0] [0]: https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/files/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc.pdf https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/fi...
cryptica 6y ago
Very well put. The game is about concentrating wealth into as few hands as possible. If we allow it to continue in that direction, it will keep getting worse and accelerate. If we allow the economic elite to have their way and we turn a blind eye to their manipulations, it will be a signal for them to dial up the manipulations even more. If you are not sufficiently connected to the financial and political elite, you will eventually lose everything. It will happen in your lifetime. Nobody will be left to protect you against gross injustice. Worse than that; nobody will care. We all have to take a stand and make a small effort at least. Already, highly intelligent people are beginning to fall through the cracks of the system by the millions.

whimsicalism 6y ago

Definitely there is a problem with people not realizing the oligopoly problem. That said, I'm not as confident that changing public perception will actually have any impact on what the law does. There is pretty compelling evidence that in cases where public opinion and the opinion of large capital holders diverge w.r.t. a law, there is no relationship between the public opinion and what law is actually passed. [0] [0]: https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/files/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc.pdf https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/fi...

cryptica 6y ago

Very well put. The game is about concentrating wealth into as few hands as possible. If we allow it to continue in that direction, it will keep getting worse and accelerate. If we allow the economic elite to have their way and we turn a blind eye to their manipulations, it will be a signal for them to dial up the manipulations even more. If you are not sufficiently connected to the financial and political elite, you will eventually lose everything. It will happen in your lifetime. Nobody will be left to protect you against gross injustice. Worse than that; nobody will care. We all have to take a stand and make a small effort at least. Already, highly intelligent people are beginning to fall through the cracks of the system by the millions.