• Pollo_Jack@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Consolidation of wealth could be a good thing, but the people consolidating it are never good.

    • Dr. Moose@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Same way a single benevolent godlike dictator could be incredibly efficient and good thing but completely unrealistic and would never happen and whenever we attempt this we get millions of people killed and set humanity back by decades. It would be such an easy fix though - we all low key want it.

      Some strategies simply don’t work due to lack of self correcting and self correcting a few keys that control the world is very hard. This is exactly what’s happening today - social media gave us the power to express the need for self correcting some aspects of our society and people holding the keys have decided to not allow this. Yet again leading to conflicts that have millions of people killed and set us back by decades.

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      2 days ago

      Yes. But it’s the same logic in different spheres. Just as you wouldn’t concentrate resources in one industry, because it amplifies your exposure to market fluctuations and creates greater uncertainty. So too, you wouldn’t concrentrate resources in one person, because it amplifies fluctuations in their decision-making policy and… Creates greater uncertainty.

      I love putting the eggs in one basket.