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once you know the way to solve problems is to pay off the people with power you start to trust people again, because things are working the way you were told th
by bryanrasmussen 8mo ago
once you know the way to solve problems is to pay off the people with power you start to trust people again, because things are working the way you were told they would.
- mrktf 8mo agoor in other words: people in power are corrupt, but they usually are corrupt equally for everybody.
- GCUMstlyHarmls 8mo agofor everybody who can pay.*
- bryanrasmussen 8mo agowell that everybody in power is corrupt, corruption is equally distributed through the system - the future has arrived!
- flipgimble 8mo agoBut they are not equal for everybody, that’s the point of corruption. If you are part of some in-group then you may have to pay lower bribes initially, and generally get away with more corruption to your benefit. But over time you will find yourself on outside eventually and enduring higher costs. Authoritarianism is inherently volatile, threatening and unpredictable, with only those in power making profit in the short term.