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Contrarian you say.... Brexit is about introducing friction so that Tory party donors etc can have the opportunity to create companies that aim to 'make things
by illwrks 5y ago
Contrarian you say.... Brexit is about introducing friction so that Tory party donors etc can have the opportunity to create companies that aim to 'make things and more frictionless' and then profit.
- markus_zhang 5y agoOne part of politics about creating chips from thin air (If you do this I won't harm you). Another one is profiting from fear (essentially the same thing but from a different perspective).
- gukov 5y agoPretty much every large government initiative introduces friction that makes someone really rich: - Patriot Act after 9/11 (defense industry, metal scanners, TSA) - Covid response (big pharma, hospitals, protective equipment, etc.