That seems like a smart aphorism, though I will have to ponder it more before deciding whether I entirely agree. Let’s see if Tesla remains in business.
Maybe a better question: How do you pick up the pieces of an economy after a murderous dictatorship burned through it? I am not sure there are any right answers here.
Guys like Elon and Peter have already cheated millions of Americans out of their retirement savings via stock market driven rapacity, out of four seasons via coin mining and AI, and out of their health as they age via Covid. The next step would be to make sure there was zero chance of their victims seeking revenge.
Nor have they counted how many wallets are out there. I know lots of people who are saying they will drop Prime and never use Amazon again. Lots of them. LOTS, I say! Like, at least a _dozen_ of my friends have told me this. There must be hundreds in my town alone, thousands across the state. Maybe a MILLION in the country.
In other words, not enough to make a single bit of difference to Bezos's net worth, and never mind the new customers he's just gained with this.
A few years ago, a Podcaster was wanting all their listeners to boycott Home Depot because the CEO hates Democrats. Guess who the same CEO endorsed this time? Kamala Harris! A Democrat!
Every time I go to Home Depot to pick up some electrical wire, I can always depend on finding the podcaster's empty parking space, I chuckle to myself.
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Why the focus on Porsche and VW?
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Maybe a better question:
How do you pick up the pieces of an economy after a murderous dictatorship burned through it? I am not sure there are any right answers here.
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That's a fair and legitimate answer. Exploring ideas in a character limit is difficult. Especially with topics which have filled libraries.
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in reply to Aral Balkan • • •Nor have they counted how many wallets are out there. I know lots of people who are saying they will drop Prime and never use Amazon again. Lots of them. LOTS, I say! Like, at least a _dozen_ of my friends have told me this. There must be hundreds in my town alone, thousands across the state. Maybe a MILLION in the country.
In other words, not enough to make a single bit of difference to Bezos's net worth, and never mind the new customers he's just gained with this.
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in reply to Dave Goldsmith • • •@Dave_Goldsmith No one’s saying give them your money.
Just realise that voting with your wallet won’t buy you democracy when you’re bidding against billionaires.
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in reply to Aral Balkan • • •Imo, this is not about taking down Bezos (although I do think billionaires care about maintaining their aura of brilliance and invincibility).
It’s about refusing to co-sign on cowardice and collusion.
It’s about striving for a media diet that isn’t suffused w lies and bullshit.
It’s about living in truth, as Havel once said.
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in reply to Aral Balkan • • •A few years ago, a Podcaster was wanting all their listeners to boycott Home Depot because the CEO hates Democrats. Guess who the same CEO endorsed this time? Kamala Harris!
A Democrat!
Every time I go to Home Depot to pick up some electrical wire, I can always depend on finding the podcaster's empty parking space, I chuckle to myself.