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Re:100 years of whatever this will be by mempko on Thursday December 02, 2021 @11:25AM (#29418217)
Bingo. Those in power by definition can change the system, but they don't. Which probably means it's working pretty well for that cohort.

But one thing you are missing is that those in power are just like us. Deeply flawed people and what they build is flawed for their purposes too.

Global warming is a great example. They have absolutely no solution to it and it will decimate not just them, but everyone.

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Re:100 years of whatever this will be by Invictus0 on Thursday December 02, 2021 @11:39AM (#29418471)
If the people in power are always 60+ years old with access to lots of money and airplanes, then no, global warming will not decimate them. They can just hopscotch around to wherever the climate is fine. Global warming really only affects people who lack mobility.
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Re:100 years of whatever this will be by mempko on Thursday December 02, 2021 @12:00PM (#29418811)
Money and airplanes only really work when there is a highly organized stable society. I think it's a mistake to assume that will be always the case at the extremes.
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