@ad38f9e4 That was interesting.  Thanks for the link.

(Democratic Mainstay, along with 16% of the population.) 

 @3fe52772 No one takes it off but I'll always stubbornly identify my favorite holiday as Halloween. 

 @3967703f That's interesting to me because I think humans almost never do things the hard way, and that our quest for the easiest path has caused us a world of problems. 

 @3fe52772 As soon as they get to the Fediverse. 

 @fcf6e9eb Based solely on your post, I have to assume you're someone who knows what they're talking about. 

 @fcf6e9eb *lights candles, puts on soft music, and reads it again, but ever so slowly* 

 @46cd5609 "Only we can violate" (and a dozen equivalents) is the whole problem with everything. 

 @8388665a Nauseating.  Complete and total hypocrisy. 

 @46cd5609 If we're being really honest about venture capitalists, it's probably more like the xenomorphs from Alien. 

 @3967703f That's where we are, isn't it?  We're all hovering, trying to assimilate that fact - ANYTHING is possible. 

 @3967703f As criticism grows, so will his outsized behavior.  His insecurity guarantees tantrums and his obscene wealth ensures that these outbursts affect millions, if not the planet itself. 

 @NEW1 Thanks for your reply.  In that example, how does the organizer (the leader?) differ from a ruler?  Is it fair to say that the goal isn't the absence of rulers, per se, but their reduction to the absolute minimum? 

 @e216acce @Elon Musk Musk was given a chance to address world hunger at a cost of six billion dollars, a fraction of his wealth.  In his decision to turn the discussion into an unfunny meme he defined himself as selfish and disinterested, an angry teenager poking holes in his bedroom wall.