Yeah, this piece is basically taking the subjective viewport of these elite lives.
Reading the piece kind of connected a couple of points.
I think that the process of Enshittification of the tech services and the plight of the Elites kind of bear some parallels for the same underlying reasons. Things decline when the expectations of continued growth are not met. So change happens but no matter what is intended the change brings decline instead of improvements.
The Elites are in the position where the economy used to prioritize their needs but no longer works for them.
You can just feel how frustrated they are and how ready they are to latch onto some new system. And these people are connected. They have pull.
Aurelien has been pursuing this line of thought in his latest essay https://aurelien2022.substack.com/p/out-of-control-cbf
Yeah, this piece is basically taking the subjective viewport of these elite lives.
Reading the piece kind of connected a couple of points.
I think that the process of Enshittification of the tech services and the plight of the Elites kind of bear some parallels for the same underlying reasons. Things decline when the expectations of continued growth are not met. So change happens but no matter what is intended the change brings decline instead of improvements.
The Elites are in the position where the economy used to prioritize their needs but no longer works for them.
You can just feel how frustrated they are and how ready they are to latch onto some new system. And these people are connected. They have pull.