Donald Trump, gamer extraordinaire, uses fear, resentment, even hatred to stoke his political base. Exaggerations and lies are prolific. In the seven weeks before midterm elections, Trump made 30 false or misleading claims per day, observes the Washington Post. Although unique, President Trump is far from alone. Fraudulent political strategy mimics fraudulent business strategy, well […]
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Ever been gamed? How does it feel? Have you been in the complex muddle of an airline ticket purchase online? You’re about to press the “buy” button for the flight you need, then suddenly and without warning, the computer playing against you raises the price $100? Or how about waiting patiently in line for a […]
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America needs to get its MOJO back. It needs to get its plow horse, too-long sidelined as a hobby horse, back into the field. Quite simply, this is the only viable route to making American capitalism great again. Forget high finance, computerized stock trading, casinos, high profile luxury hotel deals, and the like. You know: The sorts […]
Read MoreOutmoded doctrinal beliefs about how capitalism is thought to work, enable financial elites to ‘game the system,’ then take the money and run.
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