What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?
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The stock market and publicly traded companies. The idea that a business that is making consistent profits isn't good unless those profits are increased each quarter is asinine. This system of shortsighted hyper focus on short term quarterly growth for the sake of growth is the cause of so much pain and suffering in the world. Even companies with amazing financials will work to push workers compensation down, cut corners and exploit loopholes to make sure their profits are always growing. Consistent large profits aren't good enough.
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British royal family.
Religions that collect money from adherents.
Web 2.0 data harvesting.
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British royal family.
Religions that collect money from adherents.
Web 2.0 data harvesting.
For context I’m a Brit.
I would support a king, if I had a good one. I would hold a man not as equal but as above me, and have him experience and control the country. I would fight and die for that person.
But only if I got something back as an equal. My King should work tirelessly to improve the lives of their subjects.
Their majesty should humble capitalists and oppressors and keep them in check.
King Charles does cut some tape, do some humanitarian PR but frankly it’s clear that people like Bezos run rough shot over him and that’s essentially why I lose my respect.
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For context I’m a Brit.
I would support a king, if I had a good one. I would hold a man not as equal but as above me, and have him experience and control the country. I would fight and die for that person.
But only if I got something back as an equal. My King should work tirelessly to improve the lives of their subjects.
Their majesty should humble capitalists and oppressors and keep them in check.
King Charles does cut some tape, do some humanitarian PR but frankly it’s clear that people like Bezos run rough shot over him and that’s essentially why I lose my respect.
If you think about, the benevolent dictator model of governance is pretty much the best type of hierarchy. It avoids the indecision of a democracy, the corruption of oligarchy and the tyranny of autocracy.
Rare to see examples of this form, especially at large scale. One notable exception is Thailand, a country that is one of a handful that has never been colonised. The Thai people revere their king but they also have a democratic process, which occasionally comes under some corrective influence, backed by the army. It's definitely not a tyranny but it's not a democracy either.
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Most forms of insurance in the US
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The stock market and publicly traded companies. The idea that a business that is making consistent profits isn't good unless those profits are increased each quarter is asinine. This system of shortsighted hyper focus on short term quarterly growth for the sake of growth is the cause of so much pain and suffering in the world. Even companies with amazing financials will work to push workers compensation down, cut corners and exploit loopholes to make sure their profits are always growing. Consistent large profits aren't good enough.
I think a major problem with the stock market is the lack of long term planing. And we see that clearly with what's happened to Boeing with their planes falling apart
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Antivirus software
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