This is how humanity’s story ends, with proudly irresponsible capitalists with god complexes harnessing and packaging technologies they don’t even care to understand or consider the consequences of, believing society will pay to repair any “externality” they cause.
Greedy, impulsive monkeys with nukes.
This domesticated dog thing is an interesting comparison, and it rings true to me. Only these billionaire dogs are far more dangerous than even a rabid dog.
They lack the empathy, values, and understanding that comes from growing up a normal working class person. Yet, they think of themselves as “six sigma elites” who have clawed their way up to the top of the evolutionary food chain. They are really just spoiled undeveloped man-child types with access to power and toys no one person should have access to.
They are like evil demi-gods. Too much power, not enough humanity.
I should probably add: Bezos grew up on a “farm” but it was really just a fantasy role play kind of thing that was built by his rich grandfather. Yes, he worked very hard on that farm. But his survival didn’t depend on it. He was still born with every advantage that a real farmer from “back in the day” would not have.
I wish he was still-born
lol, right there with ya