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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] bloom_of_rakes@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Basically. If we all decide at once to ignore their "wealth". Bam. They are no longer wealthy and their power goes poof.

Unless they have a private army of drones of course.

[–] xenoclast@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Threat of violence is the core of all power. Even wealth is just a way to account for how much you can leverage violence over another.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

or I think the desire to earn personal assets of that level should really be classified as a mental disease, like gambling addiction. And be treated accordingly