I drink your milkshake! a metaphor for capitalism
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ty economic systems.
couple things:
i was guessing my german made dog leash and headphones arent more expensive than the stuff made in china.
also met old neighbours at the ;park today. all of their adult kids havent moved out bc of rents / housing. were increasingly becoming an economy that rewards ppl for what they inherit, not what job they do.
in big short the guy quits being a doctor to b a speculator which isnt productive. although props to him for winning bets against the rotten banks
i was guessing my german made dog leash and headphones arent more expensive than the stuff made in china.
also met old neighbours at the ;park today. all of their adult kids havent moved out bc of rents / housing. were increasingly becoming an economy that rewards ppl for what they inherit, not what job they do.
in big short the guy quits being a doctor to b a speculator which isnt productive. although props to him for winning bets against the rotten banks
elected officials, for example, and to give money to political campaigns. An analysis of campaign donations by Lee Drutman found that fewer than 30,000 people account for a quarter of all national political donations from individuals and for more than 80% of the money raised by political parties.
As inequality grows, so does the political influence of the rich
As inequality grows, so does the political influence of the rich
in star wars episode 2 they are looking for a missing planet which has been erased from the data base. they reach this conclusion by looking where the evidence points to.
this navy vet wanted to commit suicide at amazon because of authoritarian anti democratic capitalist work conditions. he says its a revolving door of bodies, which ironically is like the war machine.
vets "spread democracy" abroad and come home to corporate tyranny
the 10 minutes it takes to walk off the floor to break room is docked from 15 min breaks. the managers harass him if he doesnt go on break to use the bathroom. he is under constant surveillance.
doesnt sound like freedom to me.
the videos criticism is actually pretty superficial.
this navy vet wanted to commit suicide at amazon because of authoritarian anti democratic capitalist work conditions. he says its a revolving door of bodies, which ironically is like the war machine.
vets "spread democracy" abroad and come home to corporate tyranny
the 10 minutes it takes to walk off the floor to break room is docked from 15 min breaks. the managers harass him if he doesnt go on break to use the bathroom. he is under constant surveillance.
doesnt sound like freedom to me.
the videos criticism is actually pretty superficial.
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Peter Joseph @ZeitgeistFilm 13h13 hours ago
Isn't it interesting that with 2k billionaires in the world, worth over $9 trillion, not ONE has done anything directly to help the most core social issues in the world. Not even a gesture, aside from Gates-style tax haven charity BS. J. Bezos alone could end US homelessness.
Isn't it interesting that with 2k billionaires in the world, worth over $9 trillion, not ONE has done anything directly to help the most core social issues in the world. Not even a gesture, aside from Gates-style tax haven charity BS. J. Bezos alone could end US homelessness.
Warren Buffett is leaving most of his money to various causes and charities. His kids are getting relatively little. And Bill Gates and his wife have spent a lot of money on numerous causes. Really into education. You assume too much and as usual you're wrong. Hatred of the rich. Can Gates or Zuckerberg or others help it if they came up with a better way to do things and were rewarded so well for it?
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The billionaire ‘Giving Pledge’ signed by Bill Gates and Elon Musk could soon be worth up to $600 billion
More than 150 billionaires and billionaire couples have signed the Giving Pledge to donate a majority of their fortunes to charity, and a new report from financial research company Wealth-X predicts the pledge may be worth as much as $600 billion by 2022.
The pledge included the signatures of 40 people from the United States when Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett launched it in 2010. As of April 2018, 175 individuals from 22 different countries have signed the pledge, including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
zuckerberg figured out how to gobble up all your online data without u complaining about it.
ill post more stuff on these "donations" when i see them. they shoulda never had that kind of wealth to begin with
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It’s the best we’ve come up with so far. Maybe AI will figure out a better way to allocate resources.
agree to disagree.
without will power to shape the world, AI will just be used to enslave us more
slavery centralizes power like capitalism so theres an abuse of power:
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Are Stock Buybacks Starving the Economy? - The Atlantic
“Lowe’s, CVS, and Home Depot could have provided each of their workers raises of $18,000 a year, the report found. Starbucks could have given each of its employees $7,000 a year, and McDonald’s $4,000 to its nearly 2 million employees.”
“Lowe’s, CVS, and Home Depot could have provided each of their workers raises of $18,000 a year, the report found. Starbucks could have given each of its employees $7,000 a year, and McDonald’s $4,000 to its nearly 2 million employees.”
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My 3 boys must be smarter than you and the average millennial. No college debt, all have homes, wives, kids. The poorest one only makes 72K a year. But that is his choice.
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Cool story bro
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