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Re:Elite do-gooders 'fixing' the world are part of the probl... by royaltheartist on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @03:49PM (#24125133)
The system we live in is one in which everything is in the control of the elites. Who makes all the decisions about technology? The CEOs of massive tech firms. Who makes all the political decisions in government? To a person almost exclusively the rich, those who hoard capital.
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Re:Elite do-gooders 'fixing' the world are part of the probl... by fanimalmanimal on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @04:22PM (#24125518)
I’m not going to argue that our political and social economic systems don’t have flaws. I do think directly merging political and economic power into the same institutions would only make it worse.
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