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Important to whom? The same power that lets a billionaire develop spaceflight can also be used to instigate an ecological disaster, roll back human rights, or u

• krrrh 5y ago
  In theory, but in practice when did a billionaire do these things you’re worried about outside of a Bond film? Doesn’t history suggest that the state is more likely to deploy capital in destructive fashion than a private actor?
  • seoaeu 5y ago
    > In theory, but in practice when did a billionaire do these things you’re worried about outside of a Bond film? Looking at fossil fuel oligarchs shepherding in global warming, international human rights setbacks, and Tesla's "self-driving" cars that regularly kill other road users... they're more or less doing those things now?