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This is some serious tin foil hattery you've got going on.

by cbg0 4y ago

jongjong 4y ago
It doesn't require a conspiracy for tech platforms to modify their algorithms to promote certain agendas. Governments can print unlimited amounts of new currency; this provides them a mechanism to distort the markets to reward activities which suit their agenda. ESG is a prime example of that. Even wars happen in a large part because governments can print unlimited money and hand out huge contracts to weapons manufacturers. The government doesn't care about net losses because citizens are the ones who will pay through inflation... So long as the politicians' buddies who head the weapons manufacturing companies can rake in the profits, all is well. But government agendas extend far beyond just wars; they extend to just about every aspect of the economy these days. Efficient market hypothesis is becoming increasingly irrelevant as government intervention in the economy increases.
- cbg0 4y ago
  How you jumped from private tech companies and their "agenda" to governments printing money for their "agenda" is really weird. While some of what you're saying has a seed of truth to it, you definitely like jumping to all sorts of conspiracies. I think you should speak to a mental health professional.
  - jongjong 4y ago
    Let's not pretend that governments aren't working for big corporations. There is a lot of overlap between the private agenda of various large corporations and the government agenda. If it seems disconnected it's only because I don't have time to write out the whole theory and explain how all the different parts of the economy interact and TBH I can't say I fully understand it to be able to make an airtight argument. I just understand enough to make some predictions. The economy is too complex to fully explain; all you can do is lay out some loosely related facts and hope that it resonates with the reader. It's not a hard science. Let's wait 10 years and see which of us is the one who needed to see a professional.

This is some serious tin foil hattery you've got going on.

by cbg0 4y ago

This is some serious tin foil hattery you've got going on.

It doesn't require a conspiracy for tech platforms to modify their algorithms to promote certain agendas. Governments can print unlimited amounts of new currency; this provides them a mechanism to distort the markets to reward activities which suit their agenda. ESG is a prime example of that. Even wars happen in a large part because governments can print unlimited money and hand out huge contracts to weapons manufacturers. The government doesn't care about net losses because citizens are the ones who will pay through inflation... So long as the politicians' buddies who head the weapons manufacturing companies can rake in the profits, all is well. But government agendas extend far beyond just wars; they extend to just about every aspect of the economy these days. Efficient market hypothesis is becoming increasingly irrelevant as government intervention in the economy increases.

cbg0 4y ago
How you jumped from private tech companies and their "agenda" to governments printing money for their "agenda" is really weird. While some of what you're saying has a seed of truth to it, you definitely like jumping to all sorts of conspiracies. I think you should speak to a mental health professional.
- jongjong 4y ago
  Let's not pretend that governments aren't working for big corporations. There is a lot of overlap between the private agenda of various large corporations and the government agenda. If it seems disconnected it's only because I don't have time to write out the whole theory and explain how all the different parts of the economy interact and TBH I can't say I fully understand it to be able to make an airtight argument. I just understand enough to make some predictions. The economy is too complex to fully explain; all you can do is lay out some loosely related facts and hope that it resonates with the reader. It's not a hard science. Let's wait 10 years and see which of us is the one who needed to see a professional.