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Re:The story of the Tank Man photo by its photographer by dennis_jeeves on Friday June 04, 2021 @09:19PM (#27401046)
Given that consent can be manufactured, I have a theory on where most of the truly smart people are, they are the ruling rich oligarchs. 'Democracy' is a charade to keep the mobs pacified and given them an illusion of electing the leaders they desire.
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Re:The story of the Tank Man photo by its photographer by failwhaleshark on Sunday June 06, 2021 @06:30AM (#27412109)
How is it then that scientists, engineers, and inventors rarely profit from their inventions while it's mostly the swindlers who do?

Perhaps it's the cleverest (in the negative connotation), most sociopathic, and those who've inherited it who are the oligarchs.

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