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Well researched for sure, good read as I had some of these recently too and am glad now to understand more about it. What I do want to highlight is the deeper
by ElijahLynn 4y ago
Well researched for sure, good read as I had some of these recently too and am glad now to understand more about it.
What I do want to highlight is the deeper "why", and that is "why" are these people doing this? There must be a fundamental survival mechanism here, in a larger chain. These people may not have opportunities, the ones holding others captive. What kind of environment is needed to create this type of behavior? Surely we must address that at the core of it all. I think it comes down to basic resources, and this is where I think the vision of Jacque Fresco and The Venus Project can come into play. Which is to create a resource-based economy and evolve as a civilization to taking care of one another, it is a form of democratic socialism, which I think can solve this type of issue, and help us all be more integrated and happier.
- kelnos 4y agoI feel like if someone has the resources to kidnap a bunch of people and hold them captive in a large, heavily-guarded office building, while forcing them to scam people over the internet, they probably have the resources to do something not-scammy. Stuff like this just erodes my faith in humanity. Humans are not fundamentally good. So many people want to prey on the weak or gullible, not only because it can be easy and lucrative, but because they get off on that kind of power dynamic.