It’s because they become an avatar for their money

Every tweet Elon makes affects his horde. Every single one - and usually it’s just a few hundred thousand and balances out- but occasionally it’s hundreds of millions in the red

And Elon can’t help himself. Most of them can

They can only be themselves in locations with tight information control, which is generally resorts with other billionaires. Who seem to be consistently in a pissing match with each other about their wealth and influence

And that’s why they’re fucking inhuman dragons

Nah, Mars sounds great. A tiny prison of their own making, as the corners they cut slowly come back to bite them? That’s poetic

Anyone who says that is pretty stupid, but I don’t think I’ve ever met someone who actually held that position

I will say that working to colonize Mars will teach us to fix the Earth… But it would be real nice if we stopped fucking up the Earth in the first place

Do you like where you work, and does it pay enough for you to live comfortably? I think that’s the most important question

Next is how long do you think it would take to get a new job if the contractor life isn’t for you?

Other than that, I’d lean towards going for it. You can make a lot more money as a contractor or you can work a whole lot less. Finding work can be difficult, but if you make relationships work tends to lead to more work

Granted, finding work can be challenging and stressful sometimes, so it’s not for everyone

No, that’s the rationalization. They admin wants to use palantir to collect data on American citizens, including giving ICE mobile camera installations to do face tracking. They want to do a 1984, and they don’t want any speed bumps from the states

Also, AI companies gave Trump money and there’s talk of restricting their power/water access to data centers to prioritize the people living nearby

Yep. We’re probably all going to die

This is why I absolutely will not have children. Not like this.

I don’t know how to respond to this but to say I’m anti-assad? This feels pretty clear cut

After going through all these links, I’m inclined to agree. I think I was correct initially…

The rest of this feels like bullshit to me. .

Well if that’s the case I’d obviously change my opinion

Got some sauce for me?

You mean the strangely recognized new state is rolling over and showing their belly to capitol?

Of course they are. They bought recognition from Trump, months after a revolution. Of course they’re not taking stands, they’ve gotten legitimacy despite their very tenuous status. Not to mention, they’ve taken a hard stand against Russia… They kind of have to play ball

And what I’ve heard they’ve been very reasonable to the citizens and trying to make this a smooth transition. I don’t blame them for doing what they have to do… It would be really, really stupid not to

I think you’re kind of comparing apples to oranges, we’re pretty fucked over here right now

I’d call him a progressive. He has socialist ideals, but he’s operating as a populist - he can’t get out there and say “we’re going to do free healthcare” because we’re not there right now

It seems to me that he’ll be as left-wing as the moment allows, but what he’s actually pushing for is pretty tame IMO

They also need clearance, they’re supposed to have like 15’ free above them and a couple feet on each side

Capitalism isn’t the same thing as free trade, we’re talking about literal individual markets. It could be a free market, the lord could be involved with workshops and give them exclusive rights, it could be a guild system, or he might just let the people do whatever

As for the means of production in the service industry… It’s the building, the fryers, the computers, the agreements with suppliers or customers… some of these things are more abstract, but if you swap out the people, anything that’s still there

Keep in mind, supply chains were pretty simple back then. You didn’t make shovels, you have a local blacksmith who takes in iron and makes what you ask for. But everything is done at the prerogative of the lord, if he decides you need to make something you do it, if he decides you’re overcharging he can set your prices, maybe you get ordered to take on apprentices

Think of the town as another resource - the lord gets more taxes the better the local economy is, but can also meddle in it however they like

Does the smith own the smithy? Kind of, but you could also say the smithy kinda owns the smith and the town owns the smithy and lord owns the town

You first. We’re not on board with any of this

Sorry, I don’t think I understand what you’re trying to say

If you want free markets without capitalism - this literally existed

What are the means of production? Machines that weave thread into cloth. Machines that weave cotton fibers into thread. The land that grows the cotton. The people that harvest the cotton. The land itself

The was something that money could not buy, until it could. That’s the line

Pretty much. I love technology, but honestly I’d be happier and healthier in a forest

Well, NYC has way too many policemen. Maybe they can turn that on the feds

To address your first point, you go into the bazaar, and you buy a shirt vs another shirt. The lord owns the cotton fields, they both come from the same place but have different prices and different quality/traits - that’s a free market. The raw materials belong to the lord, but what you do with it is up to the artisan

You’re trying to cut the difference between raw materials and value added - that’s the murky difference between mercantilism and capitalism

Remember, there was an age where shipping iron to a town was how farmers got tools - mercantilism is about raw materials in and out, once things get complicated it doesn’t make sense

Right? It just doesn’t even require explanation. People know what you’re talking about immediately

It’s a concept we all know missing a word, and people just get it instantly. I’ve had to repeat it slowly, but everyone gets it

I don’t think you understand.

Socialism isn’t on the table. We’re so incredibly far from that. Let me know when the revolution is coming and I’ll be there for it… Until then we very real issues that we can make a bit better. Not good - we’re totally fucked - but we can make things less horrible

There’s a genocide in progress. We’re going to go through a depression. We can tea party the Democrats to be more progressive… There’s no time to build up something new

I can’t impress on you enough how many people are going to die