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On reading: After flying private a few times with gilded friends, I’m convinced it is the ultimate corrupting force.

I have sometimes pondered the pivotal moment when money changes people forever. The answer is without doubt the acquisition of the private plane—it’s the moment when you leave the human race forever.

@mariamaria

Jan 4, 2025

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2 other random things i think about

- How American astronauts had about a 10 year period where they had to launch in Soyuz spacecrafts out of Kazakhstan (vs. American shuttles out of Cape Canaveral) and the US gov has to purchase seats for Americans on said space craft. We spent about $4 billion on those seats. - How money begets money begets money….and particularly the way it is all incubated in private high schools and universities. (Sorry for paywall articles, maybe you can access…)

@chlonline

Feb 20, 2024

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"Follow the money"

A phrase that has probably been overused by that friend who has done a few too many substances and watched a few too many YouTube videos with <10 likes, BUT it's true. If you want to know where allegiances lie, this is a good place to start. Especially when it comes to "neutral" wealthy benefactors or even corporations that claim to be apolitical.