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That's because the ultra-rich figured out how to buy the politicians, so they're not the ones "in charge" and don't take the blame.
The politicians the ultra rich buy are the ones pushing policy in the opposite direction of Elon Musk.
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The politicians the ultra rich buy are the ones pushing policy in the opposite direction of Elon Musk.
.... I looked back to the very root comment for any mention of Musk. Why did you mention him? What relevance does he have? What point are you trying to make?
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.... I looked back to the very root comment for any mention of Musk. Why did you mention him? What relevance does he have? What point are you trying to make?
For as much as any man in 21st century America can claim to stand for the position of the superhero rich man trying to dictate policy in favor of industry, he does. He argues for less regulation, less taxes, even such quaint things like free speech. But the rich can also stand for the opposite of those things, as the Rockefeller trust and the Bill Gates fund do.
Pedo Guy Space Karen is not the billionaire superhero you want him to be, so simp for him elsewhere.
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That's a shame about The Three Body Problem . I have it on my list to read. There's a chance I might like it, of course, but because you said you like The Forever War I think perhaps not. Where would you start with Neal Stephenson? Have you read Iain M. Banks?
Snow Crash is definitely the place to start with Stephenson, but it's also a bit dated at this point and in many ways seems like his least "visionary" book. Stephenson went very much from a balance of style and substance to the latter over time, and it gets a bit tedious. Anathem and Diamond Age are pretty good too. From there, you will have enough context to figure it out. As far as The Three Body Problem - it's ok…
If you like Consider Phlebas, you'll almost certainly love the rest. It's a strange start to the series, not least because it presents the Culture as the antagonists quite explicitly, but it's good for introducing some of the technology. The series as a whole is my favourite series of books, it's remarkable.
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For as much as any man in 21st century America can claim to stand for the position of the superhero rich man trying to dictate policy in favor of industry, he does. He argues for less regulation, less taxes, even such quaint things like free speech. But the rich can also stand for the opposite of those things, as the Rockefeller trust and the Bill Gates fund do.
I'll just point to basically everything that's happened at Twitter as an example of bad policy, including the 'free speech' he promised except not really. He's also dialing labor laws back by a century or two with the pressure he put on people to sleep in the office, even setting up beds that were in violation of building code. Pedo Guy Space Karen is not the billionaire superhero you want him to be, so simp for him…
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I'll just point to basically everything that's happened at Twitter as an example of bad policy, including the 'free speech' he promised except not really. He's also dialing labor laws back by a century or two with the pressure he put on people to sleep in the office, even setting up beds that were in violation of building code. Pedo Guy Space Karen is not the billionaire superhero you want him to be, so simp for him…
I'm not assigning any moral value by calling him a 'superhero' only pointing out that he can represent a side, and that side does not even hold the majority of the wealthy.
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I'm not assigning any moral value by calling him a 'superhero' only pointing out that he can represent a side, and that side does not even hold the majority of the wealthy.
Calling him a superhero assigns him the moral value of things generally considered "good", which is quite an assumption to make about Pedo Guy Space Karen WeChat2 Wannabe. He represents the non-billionaire cohort about as well and faithfully as Trump did. 'Kill your heroes' and you'll be better off.
Perhaps to braindead fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
I didn't try and push the term. It was used by people further up in the thread.
>He represents the non-billionaire cohort about as well and faithfully as Trump did.
But the question is not about how he represents the non billionaire cohort, is it?
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Calling him a superhero assigns him the moral value of things generally considered "good", which is quite an assumption to make about Pedo Guy Space Karen WeChat2 Wannabe. He represents the non-billionaire cohort about as well and faithfully as Trump did. 'Kill your heroes' and you'll be better off.
>Calling him a superhero assigns him the moral value of things generally considered "good" Perhaps to braindead fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I didn't try and push the term. It was used by people further up in the thread. >He represents the non-billionaire cohort about as well and faithfully as Trump did. But the question is not about how he represents the non billionaire cohort, is it?