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I got paid minimum wage to solve an impossible problem
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this post was submitted on 09 Jan 2026
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More to the point:
Yes, many elements of modern tech driven society are the way they are optimized for rage, buts that is only because rage drives engagement and engagement makes a select few people very rich.
As long as we allow individuals to become insanely rich and or powerful, this. will. never. change.
It's not that hard, simple rules, ban billionaires. Set a hard cap on personal wealth and anything you earn over that goes 100% to taxes.