Corruption exists and is real. It never goes away or completely takes over, but comes and goes like the tide. While meritocracy might be a magical place ideali

Corruption exists and is real. It never goes away or completely takes over, but comes and goes like the tide. While meritocracy might be a magical place idealists like to inhabit, rules of the jungle invariably triumph when people roll over or lack the power or knowledge to find justice. AliBaba just stiffed me $4.54 in undisclosed nonrefundable fees charged as Paypal fees because a supplier failed to check that they had stock before creating an order. AliBaba threw boilerplate bullshit in my face which says "fuck you, buyer."