My dad once told me that Bill Gates buying up a bunch of land was evidence that he was securing a food supply in preparation for a communist take-over (as opposed to a rich person investing in shit). When I told him that communists aren't exactly known for respecting billionaires' land rights, he responded, "Well, not unless you're the one on top!"
I mean, so much the premise hinges on the belief that Bill Gates is either going to be implementing Perfectly Roboticized Farms some time in the near future (Galt's Gulch Techno-futurist fantasy that Randroids love) or that he'll be sipping lemonade in a white cotton suit while overseers with big whips keep the human labor in line (the White Nationalist Return to Tradition fantasy that neo-confederates love).
Neither want to come to terms with the modern moment or to address all the layers of bureaucracy necessary to make capitalist controls work.
My dad once told me that Bill Gates buying up a bunch of land was evidence that he was securing a food supply in preparation for a communist take-over (as opposed to a rich person investing in shit). When I told him that communists aren't exactly known for respecting billionaires' land rights, he responded, "Well, not unless you're the one on top!"
Landlord Mao.
:mao-wtf:
Landlord Mao.
he wants to be the KULAK KING
Luckly he'll be in the gulag ging, briefly
I mean, so much the premise hinges on the belief that Bill Gates is either going to be implementing Perfectly Roboticized Farms some time in the near future (Galt's Gulch Techno-futurist fantasy that Randroids love) or that he'll be sipping lemonade in a white cotton suit while overseers with big whips keep the human labor in line (the White Nationalist Return to Tradition fantasy that neo-confederates love).
Neither want to come to terms with the modern moment or to address all the layers of bureaucracy necessary to make capitalist controls work.