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The White House posted a dehumanizing video Tuesday using the sound of detained immigrants being deported with the caption “ASMR: Illegal Alien Deportation Flight.”
Guillotines.
Also read this cool blog post i just read which talks about the endless cycle of wealth hoarding followed by collapse that is inherent to capitalism in its current state https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/18/pikettys-productivity/
That is a very good article outlining why we are where we are and what Europe can do to avoid this same fate.
TL;DR: Because investing drives more growth than labor, the rich get richer until we end up with wars and fighting. Without fixing that investment vs labor growth gap, this cycle continues.
Cory Doctorows blog (the one i linked to) is a gem that i can wholeheartedly recommend :)