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[โ€“] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 15 points 9 months ago

"rise of" implies they haven't always been here.

The US has always had oligarchs, and always will, because our entire society is based around framing money as both authority and, if not morality, then at least meritoriousness.

[โ€“] ftothe3@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

This was a great (and at the same time painful) read.