Comment by jl6
25 days ago
Another possibility is that the hype continues, growing and growing and sucking up more and more resources, and the piper has to wait yet another day to be paid, until someone figures out how to pivot to the next big thing and all the debt (financial, social, environmental) gets carried forward and we keep going.
In other words, BAU for the last few thousand years.
Paypal Mafia -> Crypto Mafia -> AI/LLM Mafia -> I'm calling Biotech/BCI Mafia, WW3 Military Industrial Mafia, or Energy Mafia next.
IIRC they're already in the Military Industrial Complex with companies like Palantir, Anduril, and others.
Good point. I guess I feel they're still getting into position there, and haven't really had their opportunity to blossom yet. The average western citizen's experience of war is still just slightly increased food and fuel prices.
Water Mafia
The Resnicks: https://perfectunion.us/how-this-billionaire-couple-stole-ca....
Nestle?
Let's remember that these people have names and addresses.
For what purpose? Murder? Arson? It's amazing how often people say things like "no one is above the law" whenever it's convenient, then totally flip the script when it's not.
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