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The New Robber Barons
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(01-10-2019, 04:45 PM)beechnut79 Wrote: … Contrary to what we saw during the original robber baron era, there has so far at least been relatively little meaningful protest against these conditions although there have been occasional attempts which, like the Occupy movement, tended to be very short-lived. Will it take something as huge as the Bastille to create any sort of direction toward a kinder, gentler, Silicon Valley? And could it eventually go the way of Detroit? Are we able to build something of a movement with the answers gleaned? This inquiring mind would like to know.

There is an interesting NY Times article by Thomas Edsall that discusses this.  the Cliff Notes version: lobbyists have been so successful at coopting politicians of all stripes for decades, that people near the bottom of the economic ladder have given up on the government as an ally.  This has lead to less support for government in general, which leads to more cooption, with the positive feedback loop leading steadily toward tyranny (my take on it at least).  Unless that cycle is broken, the rich and powerful will eventually be untouchable.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.
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The New Robber Barons - by beechnut79 - 01-10-2019, 04:45 PM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by beechnut79 - 01-10-2019, 04:55 PM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by David Horn - 01-10-2019, 05:40 PM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by Eric the Green - 01-11-2019, 03:02 AM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by pbrower2a - 01-11-2019, 03:50 AM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by Bill the Piper - 01-12-2019, 11:08 AM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by Eric the Green - 01-12-2019, 12:39 PM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by pbrower2a - 01-12-2019, 04:49 PM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by Bill the Piper - 01-13-2019, 05:06 AM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by pbrower2a - 01-13-2019, 10:10 AM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by David Horn - 01-13-2019, 12:47 PM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by David Horn - 01-13-2019, 12:37 PM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by Bill the Piper - 01-17-2019, 08:11 AM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by Eric the Green - 01-18-2019, 02:45 PM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by beechnut79 - 01-14-2019, 07:49 PM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by pbrower2a - 01-15-2019, 12:42 AM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by David Horn - 01-16-2019, 10:39 AM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by pbrower2a - 01-16-2019, 12:03 PM
RE: The New Robber Barons - by beechnut79 - 01-14-2019, 08:47 PM

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