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> Those upper echelons are only there as an accident of history. That seems like an awfully bold assertion. Mafia bosses have a different set of rules than mos
by anthony_d 3y ago
> Those upper echelons are only there as an accident of history.
That seems like an awfully bold assertion. Mafia bosses have a different set of rules than most of us, but to think they survive by repeatedly flipping a coin and being lucky is preposterous.
- civilitty 3y agoThat’s literally how all the Russian oligarchs got their power. By being in the right place at the right time to buy up all the privatized industries for a tiny fraction of what they were literally worth. Those that flipped tails are dead or in prison.
- ethbr1 3y agoIf you pick 100 people off the street, line them up for a race for a million dollars, and fire a starting pistol... the one who crosses the finish line first doesn't do so by luck.