The #Murdoch model sells #narrative
Outrage + fear = retention.
Kids are shielded.
Harm is externalized to society.
Critique gets called “free speech attacks.”
Discussion
The #Royal model sells #legitimacy
Tradition replaces consent.
Heirs are protected; “spares” absorb damage.
Exits are punished.
Critique gets called “disrespect.”
The #Sackler model sells #plausible #deniability . Do the math. 🧮 10K a head but only when dead. 💀
Addiction profits → settlements → names removed.
Kids untouched.
Communities destroyed.
Critique gets buried in legal language.
The #Walton model sells #cheapness
Low wages + scale = billions.
Kids live private, elite lives.
Workers absorb instability.
Critique gets framed as “anti-business.”
#Boycott #Walmart ( I have for many years)
Different aesthetics. Same rule:
#Private #safety for #elites
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#Public #risk for #everyone else.
Why people defend this:
If success erases harm, no one has to feel complicit.
The counter-example matters: #Prince
He refused ownership, limited access, accepted punishment — and kept autonomy.