In China, the party suppresses and kind of "rumors" about the wealth of the top members of the CCP.

Really meaning they hide how much more they make.

And then they go slip it offshores.

Yes, I read somewhere that they have like 80 billionaires in the central committee.

Sounds right.

Though I heard it was even more centralized than that.

They are staying one step ahead of the pitchforks.

I could live in fiefdoms though. Atleast one ought to be free and democratic.

A Chinese future though...

Yes, you really need to go local and carve out a space for yourself.

Too bad CO got colonized by Commifornians. A place in the mountains like that is ideal.

Hard to say where, or perhaps virtually a space. An economy isolated from the rest.

I'm not fond of auturky.

I don't think it actually works out in the long run.

what is auturky?

But you clearly can have political separation without economic seperation.

A theory of economic development in which a country is completely independent and able to meet all it's own economic desires on its own.

It was a guiding principle of the USSR.

ok

Autakries tend to not trade much if at all.

The problem is that in doing so you lock yourself off and fall behind.

Brexit is about economic and political seperation. BUT seperation is not the same as isolationism

And the economics are generally in favor of trade.

the UK wants to trade with the world

Agreed Jes. You don't need political unification for trade.

I told my kids, what ever you do, do not depend on gov. or large corporations ... they may screw you in the end. Be more independent in your career where possible.

Though trade will lead to some degree of cultural homogenization over time.

hell, I'd rather be the 51st state than part of the EU

at least we'd have free speach and memes 😄

Not if some of the Dems and elites have anything to say about it.

true that

Yeah, Britian is a weird spot between the US and Europe.

but at least you have a written constitution

Fair.

I think in the end they will have to shut down all this social media stuff ... or greatly curtail it. People just can't deal with it, nor can big organisations/gov control the people.

Though the ivy league law faculty are working on reinterpreting it.

And their students are entering the political sphere.

nah @TraderPropShop they need to make it governed by the 1st amendment

social media is the new public square

I speak of what will happen, not what I want to happen.

ahh