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Because they are trained to be good at playing political game, being ruthless, and making hard choices... that and having deep connections to other ruthless peo
by TrainedMonkey 2y ago
Because they are trained to be good at playing political game, being ruthless, and making hard choices... that and having deep connections to other ruthless people is really helpful at undermining / discrediting / fracturing / eliminating the opposition. I would say most of the world is doing a serviceable job at not having people like that in power.
- foobarian 2y agoI feel that the western world's capitalist/industrial system has done an excellent job of providing people like this opportunities to go become powerful or whatever it is they enjoy, without causing undue suffering. It's a lot better for a ruthless dictator personality to be in the role of Steve Jobs or Bezos or Musk, instead of getting redirected to politics and doing things along the lines of Stalin or Mao.
- elif 2y agoWhat about when capitalists in their old age get bored and roleplay as moussolini?
- bbqfog 2y agoOnly because environmental damage and human rights violations are externalities not modeled in capitalism.
- cholantesh 2y ago>It's a lot better for a ruthless dictator personality to be in the role of Steve Jobs or Bezos or Musk, instead of getting redirected to politics and doing things along the lines of Stalin or Mao. This is a rather bizarre thing to say given the trajectory both Bezos and Musk's lives (and arguably even Jobs') have taken.