3 ms·
> Note to oligarchs: a post-apocalyptic world is no fun. Not even for you in your bunkers. It's amusing to me that oligarchs don't seem to understand that if t
by dreamcompiler 10mo ago
> Note to oligarchs: a post-apocalyptic world is no fun. Not even for you in your bunkers.
It's amusing to me that oligarchs don't seem to understand that if the economy goes to hell, their private security forces will just leave (or worse!). What do they think they will pay salaries with? Bitcoin? Do they really think an army of robot dogs is going to protect them?
- butvacuum 10mo ago15 guns, and what do I get? [...] Sold my soul to the company habitat.
- conception 10mo agoWarlords exist in the poorest of economies. They have made the calculation that they should hedge for collapse and attempt to establish themselves for that situation.
- dreamcompiler 10mo ago[flagged]
- dang 10mo agoCould you please stop posting unsubstantive comments and flamebait? You've unfortunately been doing it repeatedly. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart, we'd be grateful.
- p1esk 10mo agoDo they really think an army of robot dogs is going to protect them? Why would anyone think otherwise?
- dreamcompiler 10mo agoBecause they knew Snow Crash was fiction? https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Rat_Things_(Snow_Crash) https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Rat_Things_(Snow_Crash)