For now, the application to the present situation is left as an exercise for the reader.
So, wealth could be evidence of producing value, or of… acquiring wealth in more nefarious ways?
I’m not sure how tight the analogy is supposed to be. Is some group of people in the real world supposed to correspond to archers? To the shield makers?
Who’s supposed to be both attacking me and selling me defenses? Maybe if facebook sold an ad-block product? Is there some real-world entity whose behavior fits this pattern?
When by using Facebook, you make it harder for everyone else not to use Facebook, and give Facebook information about people who never signed up for Facebook.
When an advertiser spreads the idea that people who don’t buy their product are hapless and out-of-touch.
When a business that provides essential services takes excessive risks, knowing it can count on being bailed out with public funds.
So, wealth could be evidence of producing value, or of… acquiring wealth in more nefarious ways?
I’m not sure how tight the analogy is supposed to be. Is some group of people in the real world supposed to correspond to archers? To the shield makers?
Who’s supposed to be both attacking me and selling me defenses? Maybe if facebook sold an ad-block product? Is there some real-world entity whose behavior fits this pattern?
When by using Facebook, you make it harder for everyone else not to use Facebook, and give Facebook information about people who never signed up for Facebook.
When an advertiser spreads the idea that people who don’t buy their product are hapless and out-of-touch.
When a business that provides essential services takes excessive risks, knowing it can count on being bailed out with public funds.
Those are helpful, thanks!