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This line of reasoning is increasingly popular for some reason, probably because it's pushed by people like Bill Browder and some influential think tank types b
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This line of reasoning is increasingly popular for some reason, probably because it's pushed by people like Bill Browder and some influential think tank types but it doesn't really stand to reason that dictators' primary motivation is money. I'm not doubting that Xi or Putin or whoever are probably worth at least a few hundred million (definitely not $200 billion) but if all they care about is money and the high life why have they been in politics for 25+ years when they could be living in London with a new identity and a few billion dollars?
- yummypaint 4y agoIt isn't logical. Some people are mentally ill in such a way that they are compelled to single mindedly seek power. Once they actually attain what they originally thought they wanted, nothing changes, because it's the process of gaining power that drives them. I think these people are more widespread than we would like to think, but in normal context they are merely considered "successful."