Yeah, I didn't mean to suggest that I like the TPP.

Yeah, I didn't mean to suggest that I like the TPP. You're right about the power given to corporate entities being something to fight against. > the world is certainly largely run by a group of individuals in power This reminds me of an observation I once read - that there's no surprise those on top can look like they form a club even if they represent opposite spectrum on political scene; after all they studied at the same universities and probably know each other from the campus. However, I'm not sure if the world is really shaped that much by conscious will of small group of individuals. As one blog puts it, "Almost No One is Evil. Almost Everything is Broken". It feels to me that a system of misaligned incentives is enough to explain most of the ways in which the world seems to evolve. > The TPP makes me think of the Shadowrun timeline and the progression to extraterritoriality for corporations around the 2020s and 2030s. Gotta check out Shadowrun, I haven't had a chance before :). Speaking of works of fiction, the whole situation reminds me of Continuum series and the future of Corporate Congress.

Posted by TeMPOraL on Jul 1, 2015, 11:00 PM

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