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Comment by Apocryphon

4 days ago

Perhaps it should be refined to say that "profit-oriented things" that view existence as purely transactions don't deserve loyalty.

Sports franchises are the ultimate trick, in that they are profit-oriented, yet they somehow play on our tribal nature and fool us into forgetting about the profit part.

I guess you could argue the same for a church.

  • Thanks to the financialization of everything, perhaps the same can be said of colleges and universities!

    • Definitely. Universities keep asking for money even after you've completed the transaction. We wear the shirt and tout our pride. Win the hearts and minds. Perfect marketing play.