You know what though? "The pitchforks" are never coming. At least not in any meaningful way for the people who might deserve them. The wealthy and powerful hav

You know what though? "The pitchforks" are never coming. At least not in any meaningful way for the people who might deserve them. The wealthy and powerful have figured this out. They are operating under the assumption of zero/negligible pitchfork risk. Externalities? Just ignore them. If regulation looks like it might interfere with your business, capture the regulatory environment. If that doesn't work, just ignore the laws until governments can get their act together to enforce them (if they even bother). If the government can't get its act together, people's recourse is to use the sluggish mechanisms of democracy to achieve incremental change. Meanwhile, you're moving fast and breaking things! Breaking whole economic sectors while the city council debates proposed legislation for a 0.25% surcharge. "But eventually people will get fed up!" Maybe. But what are they going to do about it? They're not literally going to burn your corporate headquarters down. They're not going to pelt you with rocks. The few impulsive types who do commit violence and destruction will be dealt with. The rest of us will just go on the internet and complain. If the government is sluggish and defanged (as it is in much of the U.S.), and there's no other realistic threat to business as usual, why SHOULD any of these powerful jerks change their ways?