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So many conspiracy theories have been citing this as an eventual end game for along time... It's particularly creepy to read articles telling us why 'actually

So many conspiracy theories have been citing this as an eventual end game for along time... It's particularly creepy to read articles telling us why 'actually it's a good thing'

elmerfud 5y ago
So many things are being pushed to non-ownership. You used to own books which was effectively the only form of media, but now you no longer own books or any media. We are all happy for it. Self-driving cars are not about freedom to allow people to own a conveyance that will take them where they want to go it's really about setting up for the non-ownership of conveyances. How many people actually own their cell phone? Planned obsolescence is just another form of non-ownership. The funny thing is property already has its non-ownership mechanic built in through the form of property taxes. If you think that property taxes are how we need to pay for city or county services then my question would be why are there so many other taxes and ways of taxing people. Property taxes are method of taking away land ownership for people who are not desirable or using the land in a productive manner. It's really just the next step to say why did you buy land in the first place just rent. We are absolutely pushing the society to those of the haves and the renters. Then we're also putting in the massive barriers to shifting between those two classes of people. The real problem is the middle class does not see what's coming because about 20% of the middle class will be elevated into the position of owners the rest of the 80% will be relegated down to the forever renters. Until the middle class can wake up and realize the long game that's being played against them it won't change.
AndrewBissell 5y ago
"Conspiracy theory" is increasingly a misnomer. Whether it's tiny houses, beef bans and insects as a major protein source, or "climate lockdowns," a severe ratcheting down of living standards (just for the hoi polloi of course, not the Davos set) is being discussed quite in the open.
- failwhaleshark 5y ago
  ? Red herring. - Tiny houses are personal choices of minimalism. - Is someone forcing "insects" down your throat? - Beef bans? No such thing. Animal meat agriculture does need to be banned because of the pandemic, antibiotic resistance, and climate change existential risks.. risks to our continued survival. It will never happen because most people are too dumb, ignorant, and/or lack the self-control to do what's necessary for the long-term survival of the species. - What the hell is a "climate lockdown?" A conspiracy theory is a wild, unfounded, imaginary claim. It looks to me you appear to be espousing such nonsense and want it normalized, which is why you don't like the term "conspiracy theory."

So many conspiracy theories have been citing this as an eventual end game for along time... It's particularly creepy to read articles telling us why 'actually it's a good thing'

elmerfud 5y ago

So many things are being pushed to non-ownership. You used to own books which was effectively the only form of media, but now you no longer own books or any media. We are all happy for it. Self-driving cars are not about freedom to allow people to own a conveyance that will take them where they want to go it's really about setting up for the non-ownership of conveyances. How many people actually own their cell phone? Planned obsolescence is just another form of non-ownership. The funny thing is property already has its non-ownership mechanic built in through the form of property taxes. If you think that property taxes are how we need to pay for city or county services then my question would be why are there so many other taxes and ways of taxing people. Property taxes are method of taking away land ownership for people who are not desirable or using the land in a productive manner. It's really just the next step to say why did you buy land in the first place just rent. We are absolutely pushing the society to those of the haves and the renters. Then we're also putting in the massive barriers to shifting between those two classes of people. The real problem is the middle class does not see what's coming because about 20% of the middle class will be elevated into the position of owners the rest of the 80% will be relegated down to the forever renters. Until the middle class can wake up and realize the long game that's being played against them it won't change.

AndrewBissell 5y ago

"Conspiracy theory" is increasingly a misnomer. Whether it's tiny houses, beef bans and insects as a major protein source, or "climate lockdowns," a severe ratcheting down of living standards (just for the hoi polloi of course, not the Davos set) is being discussed quite in the open.

failwhaleshark 5y ago
? Red herring. - Tiny houses are personal choices of minimalism. - Is someone forcing "insects" down your throat? - Beef bans? No such thing. Animal meat agriculture does need to be banned because of the pandemic, antibiotic resistance, and climate change existential risks.. risks to our continued survival. It will never happen because most people are too dumb, ignorant, and/or lack the self-control to do what's necessary for the long-term survival of the species. - What the hell is a "climate lockdown?" A conspiracy theory is a wild, unfounded, imaginary claim. It looks to me you appear to be espousing such nonsense and want it normalized, which is why you don't like the term "conspiracy theory."