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3. Professional sports seem to be a good analogy. An oligarchy of Billionaires "own" millionaires who are drafted,

Reply to mdbl (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 07:36 AM

Oct 13

bought and sold. Owners bring in coaches (overseers) to impose their will on the players. The owners make the rules of the game, and players have no votes. Players can either submit or quit, forfeiting their careers. Owners coerce communities to build sports palaces with tax money.

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