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Anon becomes a shrimp farmer (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Peter Thiel's "Zero to One" teaches that the best business is an iron-fisted monopoly.

Far from cutting you in, the governor is more likely to break your kneecaps and burn down your nascent storefront.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Peter Thiel may have been successful in business but he’s no economist. For a government official like the governor, there’s way more wealth to be gained by encouraging competition than suppressing it.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

there’s way more wealth to be gained by encouraging competition

But governors aren't in it for simple numerical wealth. They're in it for power.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The governor of California is way more powerful than the governor of Wyoming.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Congressman Dick Cheney had significantly more clout than anyone in the California delegation.

There's a reason Harris doesn't the last weeks of her campaign with Liz Cheney rather than Christine Pelosi.