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Yeah, it's bizarre. Why would people sign up to be a scapegoat?
The same logic applies for the people who run Comcast, the DMV, TSA, or other hated organizations. It's an impossible job. The people in charge are operating within the constraints of a system designed to fail.
Naturally, the CEO was never really a member of the elite. He was more like a middle-class midwesterner who did well from himself.
This whole episode has convinced me that the average person is not just stupid but evil as well. They'd be more than happy to line their enemies up against the wall if they ever had the opportunity to, just like they burned witches 500 years ago.
The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either – but right through every human heart.
Unfortunately, certain modern things like social network tend to highlight and incentivize the evil side. I mean, for me it'd be weird to parade my evil side publicly, under my own name, for all to see. But it looks like for a real lot of people, it's something they would eagerly do. Let's not kid ourselves - everybody has this monster somewhere inside them. Though not everybody lets it roam in public.
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