> Nobel Prize-winning economist James Buchanan, who writes that what each person seeks in an “ideal situation” is “mastery over a world of slaves.” That’s what you seek, in case you hadn’t noticed, something that Adam Smith would have regarded as simply pathological.
https://archive.org/details/chomskyonmiseduc00chom/page/n1/mode/2up
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> This is a nightmare scenario for #SiliconValley's old guard. They've spent years building careful relationships in Washington, hiring armies of lobbyists, and making strategic campaign contributions. Now they get to watch as their most unpredictable rival gains direct control over the government's technological backbone.
https://www.theindex.media/elon-musk-is-an-existential-threat-to-big-tech/
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#BigTech #ElonMusk article reminded me of #JamesBuchanan the pathological economist quoted by NoamChomsky