Seeing this exact sentiment is so depressing. So many otherwise intelligent people just believe billionaires' words despite their actions. Like, it shouldn't be surprising that the most egocentric, greediest, and sociopathic beings on the planet are "bending the knee" and "keeping mum" whenever it benefits them personally, and yet...
Influencers make money from the platform and in most peoples' capitalism-riddled brain, "the government is ripping up your paycheck" is more alarming than "the government is silencing its people".
I'm disagreeing. It's really that simple. $60 million fewer dollars from $1 billion in revenue over 8 years (using your numbers here, please correct me if you think it'll make your case stronger) is still about $1 billion. Any way you cut it, it doesn't change the fact that it's just a few cents
You can't bomb a place or rape its people into stability. We have 200 years of hard evidence for that (not that it was needed). Literally any other approach would be beneficial for everyone except the war profiteers
The nintendo switch, released 8 years ago now, was the first console to never have a price drop. PS5 and XBOX series did not need to be convinced to join that particular trend
Some places in China are so technologically advanced, that every single thing you do is approved, verified and protected by facial recognition. Carrying a wallet/cash, locking doors, encountering traffic, and even petty crime in general are a thing of the past. In exchange, you're monitored at all times by multiple cameras everywhere you go
Seeing this exact sentiment is so depressing. So many otherwise intelligent people just believe billionaires' words despite their actions. Like, it shouldn't be surprising that the most egocentric, greediest, and sociopathic beings on the planet are "bending the knee" and "keeping mum" whenever it benefits them personally, and yet...