I'm sure it's a coincidence that the things people truly need or would equalize power are getting further out of range, whereas devices that pump propaganda and other diversions from this reality into people's minds 24/7 are practically free. I mean, if I were a totalitarian fuckwad, this is exactly how I'd structure the economy. But sometimes stuff just happens, even if, oh, 99 percent of random, economically inevitable events magically reward the fuckwads and further squash the peasants.
I hadn't thought of that angle, but you're totally correct. It's like when Amazon was practically giving away their Alexa devices. The actual device wasn't where Amazon was going to make money, but rather from all the stuff people passively buy with through it and probably a bunch of data Amazon sells to God knows who.
I'm sure it's a coincidence that the things people truly need or would equalize power are getting further out of range, whereas devices that pump propaganda and other diversions from this reality into people's minds 24/7 are practically free. I mean, if I were a totalitarian fuckwad, this is exactly how I'd structure the economy. But sometimes stuff just happens, even if, oh, 99 percent of random, economically inevitable events magically reward the fuckwads and further squash the peasants.
I hadn't thought of that angle, but you're totally correct. It's like when Amazon was practically giving away their Alexa devices. The actual device wasn't where Amazon was going to make money, but rather from all the stuff people passively buy with through it and probably a bunch of data Amazon sells to God knows who.
Excellent information; insightful commentary.