• bloom_of_rakes@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    Basically. If we all decide at once to ignore their “wealth”. Bam. They are no longer wealthy and their power goes poof.

    Unless they have a private army of drones of course.

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      9 months ago

      Threat of violence is the core of all power. Even wealth is just a way to account for how much you can leverage violence over another.

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      9 months ago

      or I think the desire to earn personal assets of that level should really be classified as a mental disease, like gambling addiction. And be treated accordingly