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? Who mentioned "images of smoke-filled rooms secretly steering our lives" Again, who? How is this relevant to the article above? Did you read O'Reilly's art
by tryitnow 15y ago
? Who mentioned "images of smoke-filled rooms secretly steering our lives"
Again, who?
How is this relevant to the article above? Did you read O'Reilly's article?
It would be really cool if folks read the article before commenting. Sehr kool.
- wcoenen 15y agoYes I did read the article. The article doesn't literally mention "smoke-filled rooms". It is an expression: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke-filled_room http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke-filled_room The article does show a graph of the concentration of wealth according to a power law. It also mentions that "All it will take is is one extremely bad decision and the cascade of failure that follows will catch everyone off guard." So the article is suggesting that the decisions of a small group of a powerful elite have a large influence on our lives. Unless you are saying that these people don't talk to each other, that's what the "smoke-filled rooms" expression is all about.