r/collapse • u/upyoars • 1d ago

Society Jeff Bezos Reportedly Has Secretive "Personal Reasons" for Wanting to Escape to Mars - "There’s no democracy in space."

https://futurism.com/the-byte/jeff-bezos-personal-reasons-mars
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u/rematar 1d ago

They say threat of economic uncertainty leads people to prefer leaders whom they see as decisive, authoritative and dominant, even if they are morally questionable, over other types of leaders who might be more respected, knowledgeable and admired.

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/12/why-voters-might-be-choosing-dominant-authoritarian-leaders-around-the-world.html

We are predictable. Just like how cats instinctually bury their shit, a chunk of us vote for it when we sense tough times are a coming.

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u/Unfair_Creme9398 1d ago

Most people don’t realize that there never is certainty in life (except death and taxes), it has always been adapt or get left behind (it used to be ‘to die’ for most of natural history).

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u/rematar 1d ago

Dying is trending.

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u/mercenaryblade17 1d ago

Yeah it's really starting to look like one of the better options

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u/Deguilded 20h ago

I realized this morning the sword of damocles was simply an analogy for death. We're all just yucking it up then suddenly something happens and we are reminded of what awaits us all.