Cory DoctorowJun 23

A major problem with letting billionaires decide how your country is run is that they will back whichever psycho promises the lowest taxes and least regulation, no matter how completely batshit and unfit that person is:

https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/nations-are-people

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Show threadnormy foxyoreos
@pluralistic I know that many of the conclusions of the marshmallow test have been disproven as junk science, but it does strike me that we are putting a massive amount of power into the hands of people who would not be able to pass it even as adults.
Jun 23 at 11:10pmWeb
Show threadnormy foxyoreosJun 23

@pluralistic

"If you take this marshmallow, it will hurt everyone, *including you* for the rest of your life. You understand? But since you already have so many marshmallows, surely you can wait and -"

Billionares: (already eating the marshmallow) "Sorry, I wasn't listening. Give me another marshmallow or I'll burn down this entire fucking building and everyone inside of it."

Show threadCats Who Code (cursed)Jun 23
@foxyoreos perfect description!! @pluralistic
Show threadTurnipCannonJun 23
@foxyoreos @pluralistic the only unbelievable part might be them saying "sorry"
Show threadThe Janx DevilJun 24
@foxyoreos lol. A billionaire saying they are “sorry.”