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minus-square4am@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up35·22 days agoWhat makes you think they’re misinterpreting it? “WOW if this terrible dystopian thing happened, I could make fucking BANK if I am the one who leads it” is the thinking. They aren’t dumb, they’re psychotic. They know EXACTLY what they’re doing.
minus-squaregodsammitdam@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·22 days agoYeah, the video says that. Misreading it can be intentional. And capitalism rewards that pretty often.
What makes you think they’re misinterpreting it?
“WOW if this terrible dystopian thing happened, I could make fucking BANK if I am the one who leads it” is the thinking.
They aren’t dumb, they’re psychotic. They know EXACTLY what they’re doing.
Yeah, the video says that. Misreading it can be intentional. And capitalism rewards that pretty often.