• aeshna_cyanea@lemm.ee
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      10 个月前

      Because we live in a capitalist hellscape and the companies that implemented these tricks were the fastest growing segment of our economy for like 15 years (esp after the 2008 crash) so the government turned a blind eye. Now they control the world and are able to literally buy politicians

      • SplashJackson@lemmy.ca
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        10 个月前

        I’ve heard that if we vote, all these problems will go away. But every time I vote, there’s never an option on the ballets for “Guillotines”

        • Szyler@lemmy.world
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          10 个月前

          You need to vote for people that will PUT guillotines on the ballot! If there are none, find someone who will, or be the change you want to see.

    • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml
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      10 个月前

      We let them and also you need quite a lot of skill to overcome it as it is a kind of a cat and mouse game. And there’s a end game of "tell us who you are or else we don’t tell you the price, or we tell you only the ‘highest price that nobody pays’ "