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"Most of us have the distinct pleasure of going throughout our lives bereft of
the physical presence of those who rule over us. Were we peasants instead of
spreadsheet jockeys, warehouse workers, and baristas, we would toil in our
fields in the shadow of some overbearing castle from which the lord or his
steward would ride down on his thunderous charger demanding our fealty and our
tithes. Now, though, the real high end of the income inequality curve—the 0.01
percenters—remains elusive. To their great advantage, they can buy their way
out of public life. However, if you want to catch a glimpse of them, all you
need to do is attend a single day of Formula 1 racing."
Via
Future Crunch, who wrote “Kate Wagner, a self-professed socialist, was
given high-end access to the world of Formula 1 for a weekend in Texas, and has
written an article that’s so good it got taken down by its publishers.
Fortunately, the Internet Archive has preserved it for all of us. There’s some
sublime writing here; I think my favourite has to be ‘kind of like how the
United Arab Emirates, as in the country itself, sheathes its sponsorship of
sports in the scabbard of its airline.’ She loves the cars and the drivers, and
loathes everything else.”
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
