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I can understand why governments would push for something like this after 9/11, though it of course goes without saying that this is a totally unacceptable violation of someone's basic rights. It also goes without saying that governments always want more control over their citizens, but what exactly are they so worried might happen, right now, in 2025 or the near future?

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[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ok so how exactly have all these companies all agreed to do this at the same time. That's not strange to you?

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In the worlds of the immortal George Carlin: it's a big club, and you ain't in it.

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I don’t want to just dismiss this as “business as usual.” What stands out to me is how coordinated the return-to-work push was. Sure, we know there’s a “big club” of elites who share similar goals. But sharing goals isn’t the same as acting in lockstep.

Think about it: I can join a fitness club, but that doesn’t mean all of us show up on Wednesday wearing the same outfit. There’s a difference between belonging to a group and receiving instructions that lead everyone to move together.

That’s why I think this deserves more attention. The inference here isn’t just that the wealthy share values or face the same incentives it’s that they communicate and coordinate globally in ways that go far beyond coincidence. And that, to me, is a much bigger story than just “rich people doing rich people stuff.”

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Do you think the ultra wealthy don't associate and communicate with each other? Why wouldn't there be private Signal chats composed only of billionaires? It's not about shared incentives. The "club" part is very literal.

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

It's kind of crazy to me how you're casual with this. First I don't think it's a signal chat. What it is though is definitely something we should be talking about. This is Bilderberg type collusion but on a level we can see literally