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Tim S

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3. Unregulated Capitalism ends the same way the board game Monopoly does

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 10:41 PM

8 hrs ago

In the real world, it means palaces behind armed gates for the winners and poverty for everyone else.

Bernie had it right. Billionaires should not exist. It’s just wealth-hoarding. I think it really is a mental illness.

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They just cut 4,000 workers because of AI. 40% of workforce. Who is going to buy stuff when no one has a job? [View all] Ferrets are Cool 9 hrs ago OP

Auto makers found out about that 25 years ago. They never learn. Srkdqltr 8 hrs ago #1

While the industry can be cyclical, the data doesn't show much of a decline in sales over time MichMan 7 hrs ago #11

Your numbers need context Bob_in_VA 6 hrs ago #13

who is "they" nt msongs 7 hrs ago #12

Block is Jack Dorsey, the guy who sold Twitter to Musk. Here are your customers. usonian 8 hrs ago #2

Unregulated Capitalism ends the same way the board game Monopoly does Tim S 8 hrs ago #3

And nuclear warfare and/or mass unrest are the equivalent of someone knocking the game board flying. ChicagoTeamster 8 hrs ago #5

I just read an article where Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other mega companies are going to DC Deuxcents 8 hrs ago #4

Are renewables going to be part of those plans? appmanga 7 hrs ago #9

Robots and AI's are going to send us their paychecks, right? thought crime 8 hrs ago #6

That is what I always ask. Blue Full Moon 8 hrs ago #7

Maybe this kind of disruption is what it finally takes... appmanga 7 hrs ago #8

would be nice if more people woke up Skittles 7 hrs ago #10

4 disgusting pieces of shit own GDP collapsing wealth. Initech 5 hrs ago #14

I feel like this is gonna hit the white collar workers (like myself) more than anyone, especially programmers. FascismIsDeath 2 hrs ago #15