Digital oligarchy must be crushed

Technology = amoral power = Shadow President Musk

I live in the United States, and I have on and off for about 30 years now. I did not grow up here, but I am a naturalized citizen. In my three plus decades of active civics participation, serving in two of the branches of the U.S. Armed Services, and working in government at various levels of mid-management, I have come to realize two important things: America is full of shit, and American politics are utterly dishonest. They are the puppets of the billionaire class.

Statistically, the human condition may be improving, but realistically, that’s a slippery slope. So what if we feed another billion people? They are all going to die from global climate change caused by human activity unless drastically change the way we self-govern. The gamut of human existence is gross, cruel, and causes massive levels of pointless suffering.

We human apes dominate this planet because of two things: our ability to cooperate in large groups, and our inventiveness. We invent useful technology and then sprea…