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Then the big parks, which are beautiful and well maintained. Great for bivouacking large numbers of troops. I bet that’s another plan. In the Second World War, Hyde Park was used to grow vegetables.
Imagining the First Global Simulation War
interconnected.org
But the thing about state-sponsored attacks is that they’re a bit like magic tricks: they operate at a scale which is absurd, which makes them unimaginable, and that’s why they work. Like artificial weather or guided influenza.
The Shock and Awe of State-Sponsored Women’s Fashion
Matt Webb
And what you have is when you have this unequal economy, you're giving all of the consumption power to very, very rich people. Very rich people, percentage wise, have a very low demand to consume and a massive demand to save. Basically, what these people want is assets. So the second thing you will see is an increase in asset prices, massive increase in asset prices. Because you're giving all of the money to people who are just trying to buy assets.
There's not a lot of investment opportunity. So they're buying assets, they're buying assets; they're buying assets.
Understand the Economy Part 2: What Is Wealth Inequality?
Garys Economics
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