• @jcit878@lemmy.world
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      910 months ago

      I think the reference to collars was more a hypothetical in the article as the author was challenging the bunker dudes how would they ensure the people keeping them safe remained loyal, and that none of them considered anything like “treat them like people before the cataclism”, it didn’t even occur to them at all, instead they proposed a bunch of more controlling measures, which included “disciplinary collars”

    • @floofloof@lemmy.ca
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      10 months ago

      These billionaires imagine they’re rich because they’re brilliant, not because they’re the biggest assholes and lucky (and born rich). They overestimate their independence from all the people and other creatures that actually make the planet and human society work. Once they get to their bunkers or their Mars outpost, perhaps reality will gradually get through to them. They can’t escape this using bunkers, rockets and weapons.

    • Chetzemoka
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      310 months ago

      They can buy themselves a few years at best without a functioning supply chain. We all depend on society, no matter how much they like to deny it