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@booseephus In this pyramid of power, the tippy-top (Tier 1, in my book) keeps a very low profile. Elon as Numero Uno is a kind of test of how we might coexist with the owning class (or not) in 21st C. conditions.
@neovictorian23 The sci-fi writer in me wonders: What if drugged out hippies are manipulating multiple timelines, consciously & unconsciously, towards a variety of dystopias & extinction events? Is that PKD enough for today's audiences?
@gizadeathstar Utilitarian ethics will naturally lead to mad scientist experiments, esp. if the recently-deceased donated their brains specifically for this purpose.