Why are US fascists fixated on Greenland?
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@alexwild because melting ice is opening it up as a trade route so they can Nike the Middle East
@ChuffMeister Yes. But also, no. Read the article. It's even weirder.
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Why are US fascists fixated on Greenland? It's weirder than you think and only happening because a few nutjobs became billionaires (from April, but still relevant)
Tech Billionaires Want to Build a Network State in Greenland
Praxis, a company funded by Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel and Sam Altman seeks to build a Network State 'freedom city' in Greenland. Here's why
The Nerd Reich (www.thenerdreich.com)
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Why are US fascists fixated on Greenland? It's weirder than you think and only happening because a few nutjobs became billionaires (from April, but still relevant)
Tech Billionaires Want to Build a Network State in Greenland
Praxis, a company funded by Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel and Sam Altman seeks to build a Network State 'freedom city' in Greenland. Here's why
The Nerd Reich (www.thenerdreich.com)
RE: https://mastodon.online/@alexwild/115900612237201487
It's worth noting the tech billionaires are not trying to expand the US empire. They have incubated inside it and are planning to discard the United States like a spent shell once their new network state emerges.
In theory, those hoping to protect Europe from this new threat could find common cause with a number of more traditional American oligarchs, though it might be distasteful, because their interests are also threatened.
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Why are US fascists fixated on Greenland? It's weirder than you think and only happening because a few nutjobs became billionaires (from April, but still relevant)
Tech Billionaires Want to Build a Network State in Greenland
Praxis, a company funded by Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel and Sam Altman seeks to build a Network State 'freedom city' in Greenland. Here's why
The Nerd Reich (www.thenerdreich.com)
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RE: https://mastodon.online/@alexwild/115900612237201487
It's worth noting the tech billionaires are not trying to expand the US empire. They have incubated inside it and are planning to discard the United States like a spent shell once their new network state emerges.
In theory, those hoping to protect Europe from this new threat could find common cause with a number of more traditional American oligarchs, though it might be distasteful, because their interests are also threatened.
I have more than average exposure to rich people, as one does in NYC. I don't think any are billionaires, but millionaires probably.
Anyway. These are the most helpless people on the planet. Really most people are much more helpless than they suspect, even the more rugged off the grid types. But, having a lot of money makes it too tempting to just let other people do things for you.
I think this is why they like the fantasy offered by AI and robots so much.
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I have more than average exposure to rich people, as one does in NYC. I don't think any are billionaires, but millionaires probably.
Anyway. These are the most helpless people on the planet. Really most people are much more helpless than they suspect, even the more rugged off the grid types. But, having a lot of money makes it too tempting to just let other people do things for you.
I think this is why they like the fantasy offered by AI and robots so much.
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It's also why you find so many rich people in places like NYC, Tokyo, London etc.
They want the good services! The best ones.
How is that going to work in a bunker? Are you going to have five chefs in there? What do you do when they decide to kill you and keep your bunker?
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It's also why you find so many rich people in places like NYC, Tokyo, London etc.
They want the good services! The best ones.
How is that going to work in a bunker? Are you going to have five chefs in there? What do you do when they decide to kill you and keep your bunker?
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@futurebird @alexwild it's why I laugh when people say these parasites will flee into Space, they would be useless in Space, even worse than passengers....like some belligerent livestock perhaps?
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@futurebird @alexwild it's why I laugh when people say these parasites will flee into Space, they would be useless in Space, even worse than passengers....like some belligerent livestock perhaps?
@Lazarou @futurebird @alexwild HAHAHAHAHAHA belligerent livestock. That really does describe a bunch of those folks.
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I have more than average exposure to rich people, as one does in NYC. I don't think any are billionaires, but millionaires probably.
Anyway. These are the most helpless people on the planet. Really most people are much more helpless than they suspect, even the more rugged off the grid types. But, having a lot of money makes it too tempting to just let other people do things for you.
I think this is why they like the fantasy offered by AI and robots so much.
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@futurebird @alexwild I think of it as an internal guilt thing (the fascination with automation and robots). No matter how charmed your perceptual filters about your relationship with a social inferior are, it's a continuous subtext. It calls into question why some, "deserve," to be rich/poor. The rich want to be unburdened of their guilt. It's very natural.
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It's also why you find so many rich people in places like NYC, Tokyo, London etc.
They want the good services! The best ones.
How is that going to work in a bunker? Are you going to have five chefs in there? What do you do when they decide to kill you and keep your bunker?
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Reminds me of an article I read ages ago (5-6 years maybe?). It was by some guy who did climate catastrophe-related stuff (I think).
They were given a generous amount of money to give some advice to a group of wealthy individuals.
They wrote that the questions started rather generic, but quickly boiled down to some rather disturbing details. Like "how can I ensure that my guards don't revolt". Or "is automating everything the better choice". Or "is something like a shock collar feasible".
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@Lazarou @futurebird @alexwild HAHAHAHAHAHA belligerent livestock. That really does describe a bunch of those folks.
@ai6yr @Lazarou @futurebird @alexwild Can we please send them into space nowwwww?!!!
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@Lazarou @futurebird @alexwild HAHAHAHAHAHA belligerent livestock. That really does describe a bunch of those folks.
@ai6yr @futurebird @alexwild lol, I was thinking like an ostrich or an emu, just squawking around the ship and making a mess
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Reminds me of an article I read ages ago (5-6 years maybe?). It was by some guy who did climate catastrophe-related stuff (I think).
They were given a generous amount of money to give some advice to a group of wealthy individuals.
They wrote that the questions started rather generic, but quickly boiled down to some rather disturbing details. Like "how can I ensure that my guards don't revolt". Or "is automating everything the better choice". Or "is something like a shock collar feasible".
Living with people with only shock collars keeping them from killing me is a hell only second to living with a shock collar myself and trying to figure out how to get it off and get rid of whoever put it on.
Why live in hell?
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It's also why you find so many rich people in places like NYC, Tokyo, London etc.
They want the good services! The best ones.
How is that going to work in a bunker? Are you going to have five chefs in there? What do you do when they decide to kill you and keep your bunker?
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@futurebird@sauropods.win @alexwild@mastodon.online Or worse than kill you -- what happens when they expect you to work?
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I have more than average exposure to rich people, as one does in NYC. I don't think any are billionaires, but millionaires probably.
Anyway. These are the most helpless people on the planet. Really most people are much more helpless than they suspect, even the more rugged off the grid types. But, having a lot of money makes it too tempting to just let other people do things for you.
I think this is why they like the fantasy offered by AI and robots so much.
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@futurebird @alexwild This tracks with my experience with millionaires too. They’re very helpless people. Trapped within the system because it's "convenient ".
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@futurebird @alexwild it's why I laugh when people say these parasites will flee into Space, they would be useless in Space, even worse than passengers....like some belligerent livestock perhaps?
@Lazarou @futurebird @alexwild They’ll take some sycophants with them. It’ll be like Total Recall, though. Eventually the minions will revolt.
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I have more than average exposure to rich people, as one does in NYC. I don't think any are billionaires, but millionaires probably.
Anyway. These are the most helpless people on the planet. Really most people are much more helpless than they suspect, even the more rugged off the grid types. But, having a lot of money makes it too tempting to just let other people do things for you.
I think this is why they like the fantasy offered by AI and robots so much.
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@futurebird preach
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@futurebird@sauropods.win @alexwild@mastodon.online Or worse than kill you -- what happens when they expect you to work?
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@futurebird @wakame @alexwild
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@Lazarou @futurebird @alexwild They’ll take some sycophants with them. It’ll be like Total Recall, though. Eventually the minions will revolt.
@CStamp @futurebird @alexwild I like those sorts of narratives, I want to see more of them! REBELLION!
