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I actually see it worse than that. Complaints that the powerful elite are doing X against the rest of us is reframed at “the powerful elite are in a conspiracy together to do X”. Which is no longer the original argument.

Bezos and musk don’t have to conspire together to oppose unions and squash them. They both gladly do it on their own and would do so without needing to conspire.

But by framing it as a conspiracy that they work together, you can now dismiss that the fact that the activity is actually happening by simply saying that there’s no proof they are working together and that it’s just a conspiracy theory.


i wish i could upvote this 100 times. like an cop walking into a bar full of criminals. any criminal that has to ask someone what to do won't last long.

plus they can actually be enemies. two guys in a beef about who owns a dog can chain up the dog and fight it out. the dog remains owned

> Bezos and musk don’t have to conspire together to oppose unions and squash them. They both gladly do it on their own and would do so without needing to conspire.

> But by framing it as a conspiracy that they work together, you can now dismiss that the fact that the activity is actually happening by simply saying that there’s no proof they are working together and that it’s just a conspiracy theory.

So basically, it's a straw man. Concoct a story where it's being done in a smoke-filled back room, then say it can't be true because neither Bezos or Musk are smokers.

Though I do wonder if there's a more indirect conspiracy going on. Business elites all have the same interest to oppose unions: maybe they don't often get together in smoke-filled back rooms, but they can pump money into the same anti-union think tanks and consultancies, which could have a similar effect.

Good point totally agree. If incentives are aligned there is no need for communication
Additionally, if the market participants are few in number there is no need for explicit or direct cooperation.

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