Lesley Carhart 
I think about this, a lot. Even in the case of prison labor and indentured corporate servitude, the market for even small luxuries basically gets destroyed.
OldGeekAs others smarter than me have pointed out they want us all to be serfs.
@oldgeek I agree, but I don't think they understand the implications of a serfdom. You don't get to live in our modern society anymore. You can't run to a taco shop. There's no nice county fair to go to.
Matt Palmer@hacks4pancakes if you value power over everything else, it might not seem so bad to degrade your standard of living a bit if you get to have absolute control of others. Although I doubt they're thinking that far ahead; the drive to "win" capitalism ("money is just how we keep score") is more than enough to explain why these people are the way they are.
@womble I do wonder. What quality of world to party in and enjoy are they willing to sacrifice to be a feudal lords, and do they ever consider this?
@hacks4pancakes RTO mandates are a good demonstration of how much value is placed on the possession and exercise of power to the exclusion of all other considerations. As to how much the ultra wealthy consider the long term consequences of their actions, I'd say it's closer to absolute zero than the temperature of helium ice.