It's just share vs profit as usual
In this podcast Yang gets into a more substantial discussion of the problems, but his solution is still trivial.

After running an actual campaign he knows how the sausage is made, and he's doing a great service to the public by telling us about the process in detail.

Partisan followers of My Network and My Leader and My Party are generally unaware of the internal mechanism. They believe that My Leader is acting on his own human desires and heartfelt needs. In fact My Leader is a mechanical puppet reading a script. The script writers are the real leaders.

Interviewer Yascha Mounk asks why the candidates always listen to the NGOs and consultants, who rarely represent actual people. Yang didn't have an answer. Yang just wants to change voting systems, which will NOT make any difference.

The answer is simple. Share Value vs Profit. Same in politics as in business.

Big corporations all sound the same and move in unison because their value loop is solely connected to a few billionaires. Politicians all sound the same and move in unison because their value loop is solely connected to THE SAME FEW BILLIONAIRES. Bloomberg, Bezos, Soros.

The solution in both cases is to restore the profit motive. Small businesses like a dog groomer or a landscaper can't afford to alienate customers with irrelevant political crap. They have to provide a good product for a good price. They have to listen to the customer. If I want short grass, the landscaper can't decide to leave the grass long for Gaian Biodiversity**.

Politics used to be more like dog groomers. Local politicians did DIRECT BUSINESS with their customers. PAY FOR VALUE. You could pay to get zoning permission or more police coverage or a streetlight on your block.

The "Good Government" movement gradually eliminated the RETAIL BUSINESS of politics, turning all politicians toward NYC. When you aren't allowed to accept INDIVIDUAL PAYMENT for INDIVIDUAL SERVICE, you have to get money somewhere, so you make WHOLESALE DEALS with GIANT DEMONS who don't represent your own customers in any way.

** Footnote: Unfortunately the Gaian Laws and the Viran Laws are specifically targeted at those small "non-essential" businesses, removing their unique power to listen to customers. The pest controller can't use effective poisons, and can't deal with "protected" species, because EPA. In California the landscaper can't use gas-powered mowers and trimmers because EPA. And half of all small businesses were closed permanently because "virus".

Labels: Carbon Cult, endless hell

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