Scammers usually are dumb

Never not use escrow

Meet at McDonald's inside or something

I, unfortunately, see society hinged on issues of corporate vs. individual.

Why do you see things that way?

Because if that is the fundamental struggle, I think the corporate entities are going to win. Simple numbers game.

So much of our daily lives in meatspace depends on the internet

There are other outcomes I see, Bookworm.

The Internet is largely controlled by three core companies. Google, Amazon, and Microsoft.

Elon musk has an interesting view on corporations . They are just machines that will do whatever it takes to get profit even genocide

He's right.

Ibm provide Hitler tools.

And the fact that we consider 'Corporations' as 'People' is bizzare.

No more like Terminator 2 movie

Change corporations to people

and you are still right

maybe that is why elon likes to keep his companies of the verge of death /s

With the black dude who they went and shot

Lol.

Unstoppable

I don't know that I agree, Countess. Not necessarily.

Capitalism lets people profit at the benefit of the consumer

I see where you're coming from

And government control is supposed to reign in the damage

Supposed to, yes.

But what we're dealing with isn't capitalism, it's corporatism.

https://youtu.be/6hMKX1ld-L8

Musk references that scene loosely.

I can really see that coming alive today

Well the weird part

People always think regulation hurts these giant corps

Sometimes it does

Regulation can be used to stifle competition

Absolutely.

Regulate an industry so everyone operates at a loss

Walmart can take a few million $$ hit in legal fees each year

But mom and pop grocery get squeezed out by regulations

Healthcare is 5% gdp

That is exactly the case as I see it.

That is more regulated than most things.

And pumped with govt liquid.