My corporate conspiracy theory.

[Damien Thorne]

The reason why both of the major political parties in the USA back politicians who they know will sow discontent and distrust amongst the public is because they are who the corporate donors support. The corporate donors want the general public to feel a pervasive sense of despair. When people feel despair, they turn to consumerism. They turn to wonder drugs. They turn to the products that the corporations want to sell. It is all about marketing, and it is brilliantly evil.

Ok, that’s enough stoned political philosophy for one day.

 

[A Welsh Cake]

Add this one onto the “what if my blue is different from your blue” pile boys.

 

[TheDarknessGrows]

Sometimes reasonable men do unreasonable things.

 

[Chocolate Wombat]

How Can Mirrors Be Real If Our Eyes Aren't Real?

 

[Damien Thorne]

Hey, I never said I had any way to prove any of this. I will say the indica smoke is pretty damn fine right now, though.

 

[HarveyMCR]

Hey, I never said I had any way to prove any of this. I will say the indica smoke is pretty damn fine right now, though.

I think he meant to imply that your idea is generic stoner talk that is entirely superficial

 

[A-Stump]

I hope a sasquatch takes you as a love slave

 

[Damien Thorne]

I hope a sasquatch takes you as a love slave

I am a degenerate gay man, so if it looks like a bearish man, I will take it up on the offer.

Maybe I should go offline until tomorrow at this rate.

 

[Space_Dandy]

I think you're right, but for the wrong reasons.

Big companies have more of a short-sightedness problem if anything. Their primary motivators tend to be driving the stock price up for the present quarter at all costs, often sacrificing long-term development to squeeze short-term gains. Hence why cheaper and cheaper ingredients and materials are used over time, sacrificing quality (and consumer satisfaction and loyalty) in order to save a flat amount immediately.

The primary interaction large corporations seem to have with politicians is to donate to their campaigns either to virtue signal on the left, or to ensure de-regulation on the right. Some companies play both sides of the field. Any time the left talks of restricting an industry for environmental reason or whatever, the opposition will inherit campaign funds from the affected companies to fight against it.

The whole fear aspect is probably true, that it drives consumerism, but I think that's entirely incidental. Now the government, I have no doubt that they wish to instill fear in the populace to make them more accepting of government control, but that's another story.

 

[Damien Thorne]

I think you're right, but for the wrong reasons.

Big companies have more of a short-sightedness problem if anything. Their primary motivators tend to be driving the stock price up for the present quarter at all costs, often sacrificing long-term development to squeeze short-term gains. Hence why cheaper and cheaper ingredients and materials are used over time, sacrificing quality (and consumer satisfaction and loyalty) in order to save a flat amount immediately.

The primary interaction large corporations seem to have with politicians is to donate to their campaigns either to virtue signal on the left, or to ensure de-regulation on the right. Some companies play both sides of the field. Any time the left talks of restricting an industry for environmental reason or whatever, the opposition will inherit campaign funds from the affected companies to fight against it.

The whole fear aspect is probably true, that it drives consumerism, but I think that's entirely incidental. Now the government, I have no doubt that they wish to instill fear in the populace to make them more accepting of government control, but that's another story.

Thanks for giving my stoned posting an intelligent and well written response!