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Risk is rising as big tech companies like Oracle — the ultimate financial source of the Ellison media empire — need to turn to the bond market for staggering sums to finance data centers.

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[–] LifeLikeLady@lemmy.world 10 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Soon it will be running on tax dollars. That's the only way this ends.

[–] moustachio@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

It really doesn’t have to end that way. Those shithead rich who threw their money into this can just take the L, and not beg for a bailout.

[–] LifeLikeLady@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah... Sure. Except that's not how capitalism actually works. See capitalism is just socialism for the rich.

[–] moustachio@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Ok… but we can take action to make sure they dont just get a bailout for being the failures that they are.

[–] LifeLikeLady@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] moustachio@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Are you armed? If the answer is no, there is an action you can take. Learning to safely use and store firearms takes time.

Having a labor force with the means to defend itself as a deterrent is incredibly important.

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

National security and such