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OldBaldy1701E

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5. And, they are the richest people on the planet.
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 09:01 AM
Aug 2025

So, who is going to stop them? The programming made us worship them. It worked, and we do.

So, how do you convince the faithful that their demigods are the problem? Hell how do you convince any of the people in this country that their entire philosophy is the problem? Most are still convinced that they can become rich as well.

Which is a lie, excepting for 'cultural quirks', which is how Zukerbum got his wealth. However, it is exceedingly difficult to predict cultural quirks. (Which is why they program us with advertising... to try and create one for their product.)

The corporate lie that said our time was 'too precious' to spend on the things that make our lives better worked like gangbusters. I know people who will not clean their floor if their expensive Roomba dies. Something that would literally take ten minutes of their day to accomplish. But, they just cannot fathom getting it done without their toy.

The programming worked.

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