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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

When economic power is functionally political power, and self-perpetuating economic inequality is the default under capitalism, this is inevitable over time.

You can push against it's nature with that kind of thing, and you might see some temporary improvement, but the baked-in incentive structures will inevitably be followed, and the decline to late stage capitalism and collapse will continue.