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This seems to be more about political power and government overreach than money. The narrative seems to be focused solely on concentration of the later, lately.
by afarah1 11mo ago
This seems to be more about political power and government overreach than money. The narrative seems to be focused solely on concentration of the later, lately.
- dymk 11mo agoMoney is political power. A billionaire can afford to lobby and “donate” as much as they want.
- catlikesshrimp 11mo agoI expect economical and political power to get along well. You normally acquire both organically; except in some cases, suddently acquiring much of one will buy some of the other. TLDR: Billionaires hold political power.
- eptcyka 11mo agoBillionaires inherently get political power. When they’re more socially adept than Musk, they can even have the power without having the plebs notice.
- lazide 11mo agoYup, going full autist in public is a good way to get the public angry at you and try to find a way to make your life more difficult.
- hn_acc1 11mo agoYou mean, going full asshole. Not all autists are assholes.
- lazide 11mo agoThe issue isn’t that he was being an asshole - plenty of politicians can be assholes and be cheered for it. He was being straightforward, direct, matter of fact, technical, and an asshole. You gotta lube up the plebes, or they get butthurt, and that is what is causing the issue.
- samdoesnothing 11mo agoYou see this happening a lot where criticisms of capitalism gets laundered in with criticisms of political power as a means to deflect.