PREDICTION: The US is about to slip into fascism when Trump is reelected, which will set the stage for our transition to Free Market Capitalism

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[–]quipu 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

And we'll be left with the libertarian dream. Resources will already be consolidated as densely into the hands of a small minority as possible, with most services and goods already monopolized. But with the well-studied ability to predict and manipulate people thanks to decades of datamining and research coupled with already-existing mass surveillance (both government and corporate), it'll be easy to keep people distracted and consuming 24/7, all custom-tailored for each individual.

How exactly is that a "libertarian" dream? If you're talking about right-libertarians, this sounds like the opposite of a competitive, healthy economy. For left-libertarians, this is a jackboot nightmare.

[–]ghostprototype[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The phrase 'libertarian dream' was meant tongue in cheek, but I suppose an essay like this isn't the right place for sarcasm. What we'll be left with is anarcho-capitalism and yes, it's going to be a nightmare