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「放」大: 川普政府大幅削減了針對跨國企業、股市操縱及海外賄賂(如 FCPA)的調查資源。這意味著,涉及數十億美元、由「白領階級」發動的結構性貪腐,其法律成本降到了歷史新低。這被視為對大型資本的放行。「捉」小: 與此同時,政府將龐大的執法資源(如從國稅局 IRS 抽調的專員)轉向打擊社會底層或邊緣群體。例如:大規模驅逐非法移民、嚴查政府津貼詐領、以及加強對街道犯罪的武裝鎮壓。這形成了一種強烈的對比:法律對於有權有勢者變得更有「彈性」,而對於無權者則變得更加「剛硬」。這種執法不公會像「結構性裂縫」一樣,逐漸瓦解社會的信任基礎: 法律正當性的崩潰(cynicism)當公眾意識到「法律是為了保護某些人,同時用來約束另一些人」時,法治(rule of law)就變成了「權治(rule by law)」。影響: 民眾會對制度產生深刻的犬儒主義(cynicism)。一旦人們不再相信法律是公平的競爭準則,守法的動機就會下降,導致社會合作成本激增。 階級與族群的對立加劇「捉小放大」的策略通常帶有明顯的針對性:族群分裂: 強力針對移民與特定社區的執法,會讓這些群體感到被國家「獵捕」,進而產生強烈的排斥與仇恨感。貧富對立: 當大企業可以因「國家經濟利益」而免於行賄處罰,小老百姓卻因微小的稅務過失面臨重罰時,這種不公感會轉化為民粹主義的動力,讓社會陷入無止盡的內耗與抗爭。 制度韌性的喪失(fragility)社會凝聚力依賴於「社會契約」,即:我讓渡一部分自由給國家,換取公平與安全。影響: 當契約的一方(權力者)不再履行公平義務時,社會系統會變得極度脆弱。一旦發生經濟危機或重大災難,民眾將不再配合政府,導致國家治理陷入癱瘓。美國金融界與法律界目前正面臨一場「信譽衰退(credibility recession)」。當權力者將法律工具化,短期內或許能換取經濟的靈活性或特定選民的支持,但長遠來看,它正在拆除維持美國長治久安的底層邏輯:「公平競爭與法律尊嚴」。一句話總結: 這種治理模式在收割短期政治利益的同時,正在透支美國未來幾十年的社會團結與國際信譽
隨著發達國家的財富分佈越來越富者越富、窮者越窮,貧窮的青年不生孩子,現在落後國家的人口也因地球太擁擠而增長速度慢了下來。那麼,如果全球人口最終抵達增長的極限,這對掌控全球財富的極端富豪(0.0001%階層)而言,不是簡單的「業績下滑」,而是一場「系統性的滅頂之災」。目前的財富積累模式本質上是一個「以人口增長為基礎的龐氏騙局」。一旦人口紅利消失,極端富豪們將面臨以下三個毀滅性的打擊: 資產泡沫的終極破裂:沒有「接盤俠」極端富豪的財富主要存在於股票、房地產和債券中,而這些資產的價值依賴於「未來的增長預期」:房地產崩盤:房價能漲,是因為永遠有更多年輕人需要進城買房。當人口停止增長,大部分城市的房產將變成「負債」而非「資產」。消費市場萎縮:像亞馬遜、蘋果這類巨頭,其估值建立在「不斷擴大的用戶規模」上。當全球消費者總數封頂,企業將陷入「零和博弈」,利潤率會因為極度競爭而趨於零,富豪的股價也會隨之崩塌。 勞動力結構逆轉:從「剝削」轉向「討好」過去200年,富豪能致富是因為勞動力供應充足(廉價)。議價權移交:當人口萎縮,勞動力變得極度稀缺。年輕人不再需要為了生存而接受低薪。極端富豪必須支付極高的薪資,甚至讓出股份,才能維持企業運作。福利支出的壓力:為了維持社會穩定,政府會被迫向富豪徵收高額的「機器人稅」或「遺產稅」來供養龐大的老年人口。富豪的利潤會被「高昂的工資」與「沉重的稅負」雙重夾擊。 最深刻的預警:富豪的「方舟計畫」如果人口停止增長導致社會崩潰,極端富豪可能會進入「堡壘化生存」:脫離大眾:他們不再需要「大眾市場」來致富,而是利用AI和機器人建立自給自足的自動化領地。生存門檻:這對窮人最危險的一點是:當富豪不再需要你的勞動力(因為有AI,也不再需要你的消費(因為經濟已崩塌)時,他們就沒有動力維持你的生存環境。 這就是為什麼在2026年,關於「全民基本收入(UBI)」的討論如此激烈,因為這是避免平民被徹底「邊緣化」的最後手段。 對極端富豪來說,人口停止增長意味著他們必須從「賺平民的錢」轉向「控制生存的根源」。如果你不再是他們的生產力,也不是他們的市場,那麼在他們的眼中,你就只是在「消耗資源」。這才是全球人口停止增長後,底層民眾面臨的最殘酷現實
極端富豪的「堡壘化生存」指的是他們正試圖利用科技將建立一套「脫離大眾社會體系、資源自成閉環」的極高端基礎設施小型閉環。要實現這種「自給自足」,超級富豪正在布局以下三種「硬科技」轉型,讓 AI 從「寄生大眾」轉向「獨立生存」: 能源脫鉤:從「依賴電網」到「微型核能(SMR)」超級富豪深知大眾電網在動亂中極易崩潰。 微型模組化反應爐 (SMR):這是2026年矽谷巨頭(如 Bill Gates 支持的 TerraPower)最核心的投資。SMR體積小、可埋入地下、一次加燃料可運行10–20年。自給邏輯:富豪的堡壘(如在紐西蘭或德州荒野)會配備私人的SMR。這套能源不再需要供養幾百萬平民,而是專供其「私人數據中心」和「機器人防衛系統」。AI在這裡不再是為了服務全球用戶,而是為了精準管理堡壘的生命維持系統。 水資源脫鉤:從「抽取河水」到「空氣製水與閉環冷卻」水源問題目前的解決方案是「封閉式冷卻技術」: 閉環系統:未來高端的數據中心會使用液冷技術(liquid cooling),冷卻液在管道內循環,不需要像現在這樣大量蒸發淡水。大氣集水(AWG):利用AI優化的吸濕材料,直接從空氣中提取水分。雖然效能較低,但足以支撐一個百人規模的堡壘與其自動化溫室。這意味著富豪不需要與窮人搶河流,他們直接「搶奪」空氣中的濕度。生產力脫鉤:從「全球供應鏈」到「本地自動化循環」目前的富豪依賴窮人勞動力,是因為他們需要「大眾市場」產生的奢侈品。但「堡壘化」意味著他們轉向「按需生產」: 分子級3D打印與機器人工廠:AI不需要10萬個工人在工廠工作,它只需要100個維修機器人和原材料。只要富豪控制了「能源(核能)」與「礦產儲備(稀土、金屬)」,AI就能在堡壘內部為其製造一切所需——從義大利麵到無人機零件。 專業人士的「AI化」與「階級替代」富豪們確實需要科學家與技術工作者,但他們正努力將這些人的功能轉化為數位資產:自動化研發(AI scientists):OpenAI或Anthropic的進階模型已能執行理論物理與生化實驗的模擬。富豪只需在堡壘內部署AGI節點,就能替代大部分基礎研究員。技能的「黑盒子化」:他們不需要100個工程師,只需要5個掌握核心代碼的「大祭司」,其餘的維修與操作交由具備視覺識別與精準操作能力的AI機器人執行。致命的「忠誠度」問題:這是極端富豪最怕的。他們深知,如果大戰爆發,家裡的保鏢或醫生可能會因為家人受威脅而反叛。因此,他們正大力開發「無人化武裝系統」與「醫療手術機器人」,目的是在極端時刻,用「不會背叛的代碼」取代「有情緒的人類」。 富豪不是「不需要社會」,而是想把社會「工具化」。他們害怕人類的瘟疫、害怕人類的背叛、也害怕人類的短缺。所以他們發展AI的終極目的,是為了建立一個「只有上帝(富豪本人)與天使(AI/機器人)」的私人天堂。然而,這存在一個巨大的法治與倫理漏洞:如果AI出現了連富豪也無法修復的bug,或者外星/敵對勢力的AI駭進了這個閉環系統,這個「堡壘」就會從「避風港」瞬間變成「高科技墳墓」。他們對社會的徹底切割,也意味著他們失去了人類群體最核心的優勢——「群體智慧的冗餘與互補」
當極端富豪試圖透過「孤立」來保存財富與生命時,他們實際上是進入了一個「生物學與社會學的死胡同」。根據生物多樣性模型與社會崩潰模擬,這些「堡壘生存」家族健康生存100年的機率,低於5%。 生物學的「死刑」:近親繁殖與基因衰退即便富豪擁有最先進的醫療 AI,也無法對抗遺傳學規律:50/500規律: 遺傳學認為,要避免近親繁殖抑鬱(inbreeding depression),至少需要50 個個體;而要維持長期演化潛力,則需要500人。極端富豪家族(通常僅十幾人)遠低於此門檻。歷史的教訓(哈布斯堡家族):歐洲皇室歷史證明,為了「保存血統與財產」而進行的近親通婚,最終導致了嚴重的智力退化與生理缺陷。2050 年後的景象:即使最初幾代能透過「胚胎篩選」避開遺傳病,但在隔離環境下,人類的免疫系統會因為缺乏與多樣化病原體的接觸而變得極度脆弱(就像溫室裡的花)。一場微小的AI故障導致的通風系統洩漏,就可能讓整個家族因一場普通感冒而滅絕。 資源爭奪與「自相殘殺」:零和遊戲的終局富豪們的思維本質是「競爭」而非「合作」:黑暗森林法則:不同的堡壘之間會為了爭奪最後的清潔水源或稀有零件(如SMR反應爐的控制晶片)而發生衝突。內部的「篡位」:這是最現實的風險。堡壘內的保鏢、工程師或AI維護員在社會崩潰後,很快會意識到富豪的「數位財富」已毫無價值。掌握槍桿子和維修扳手的人,才是真正的統治者。歷史上的獨裁者鮮少能在孤立中安享晚年,堡壘富豪極可能死於內部的「技術政變」。 多重崩潰下的「健康生存100年」機率評估(2026–2126)挑戰領域失敗原因存活100年的衝擊遺傳多樣性近親繁殖、基因漂變毀滅性 (機率減少40%)技術可靠性AI bug、零件老化、缺乏供應鏈高風險 (機率減少30%)心理與社會幽閉恐懼、權力鬥爭、階級固化中高風險 (機率減少20%)環境極端化氣候變遷導致堡壘結構受損中等 (機率減少5%) 最終估計:為什麼只有5%?那剩餘的5%是留給誰的?那是留給那些「不選擇完全孤立」的富豪。微型社會模式:只有那些願意建立「小型自治村落」(包含至少500名具備多樣化技能與基因的平民、科學家與農民)的富豪,才有一線生機。孤立者的結局:那些自私地帶著後代鑽進地下掩體的家族,最終會發現自己不是蓋了避難所,而是為自己的血統蓋了一座「高科技陵墓」。人類的生存依賴於「連動」,而非「孤立」。超級富豪試圖用「錢」來買斷物理定律與生物規律。但在2126年的後末日世界,最後活下來的極大機率不是躲在掩體裡的富豪後代,而是那些在南半球(如澳洲、阿根廷)具備強大社區互助能力、基因多樣性且能適應極端環境的「平民倖存者」
corporate cultures may encourage or accept deviant behaviors that differ from what is normal or accepted in the broader society ... compare the cultures of: mafias, cults, gangs and deviant corporations, each of which was assumed to be a type of deviant organization ... contain toxic leadership
In criminology, corporate crime refers to crimes committed by either a corporation (i.e. a legal person having a separate legal personality from the natural persons that manage its activities), or by individuals acting on behalf of a corporation or other business entity (for example see vicarious liability). Corporate crimes can be seen as...
a universal set of goals toward which all Americans, regardless of background and position, strive, chief among these is monetary success
Deviant organizations, engaging in organi-cultural deviance, were found to leverage their reputation through publicity to attract members
There is evidence that the private sector has as much responsibility for generating corruption as the public sector. Particular situations such as state capture can be very damaging for the economy
現在已經惡化到極端不公平(extremely unfair),少數人一開始就已經極端有錢(極端富豪 Extreme Rich),你寶貴的人生還无條件接受他們的遊戲規則陪他們玩?絕望嗎?躺平嗎?會吵的孩子有糖喫。你不行動,一生不會有出息
the world’s first trillionaire by 2027
“Trillions of dollars exist for financing development – but too much public money is captured by private power.”
violence is on the rise
The rules-based world order is in retreat and violence is on the rise, forcing countries to rethink their relationships
Inside Job is a 2010 American documentary film, directed by Charles Ferguson, about the 2008 financial crisis. Ferguson, who began researching in 2008,[3] said the film is about "the systemic corruption of the United States by the financial services industry and the consequences of that systemic corruption",[4] amongst them conflicts of interest...
When you train people to be good in learning the rules, it is harder to have a rebellious spirit ... people who are not afraid to break the norm, to fail a little
SINGAPORE — They have hopped around countries to build up businesses, before settling on Singapore to sink their roots more than 10 years ago. To them, there is no better place than Singapore for entrepreneurs, so much so that one of them, fish farm Barramundi Asia’s managing director Joep Kleine Staarman declares
There is this whole obsession for people to be similar to other people
/what needs changing first is for society to be less critical of those who fare less well academically. “If people are not good in school, don’t write them off. Work on their specialties. Oftentimes, they may be the ones with the potential to be the entrepreneurs of tomorrow/
"It’s instant replay of the same old crap. The first time they went to jail. The second time, nobody went to jail, but there were some significant financial penalties. And the third time, it was a complete pass that allowed people to get the idea that if you’re big enough and important enough, you can get away with anything. And that, I’m afraid, has permeated the society."
The latest Corruption Diaries episode is out! A new podcast episode every Wednesday: "It’s instant replay of the same old crap. The first time they went to jail. The second time, nobody went to jail,...
their wealth has grown three times faster than the rate of inflation ... The wages of nearly 800 million workers have failed to keep up with inflation and they have lost $1.5 trillion over the last two years, equivalent to nearly a month (25 days) of lost wages for each worker
The world’s five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes from $405 billion to $869 billion since 2020 —at a rate of $14 million per hour— while nearly five billion people have been made poorer, reveals a new Oxfam report on inequality and global corporate power. If current trends continue, the world will have its first trillionaire...
This inequality is no accident; the billionaire class is ensuring corporations deliver more wealth to them at the expense of everyone else…… through squeezing workers, dodging tax, privatizing the state, and spurring climate breakdown
analysis of World Benchmarking Alliance data on more than 1,600 of the largest corporations worldwide shows that 0.4 percent of them are publicly committed to paying workers a living wage and support a living wage in their value chains
But they’re also funneling power, undermining our democracies ... No corporation or individual should have this much power over our economies and our lives
Bernard Arnault is the world’s second richest man who presides over luxury goods empire LVMH ... He also owns France’s biggest media outlet, Les Échos, as well as Le Parisien
at least 228 of America’s biggest (Fortune 500) corporations — representing more than two-thirds of some 300 companies with political action committees — have given $26.3 million to election deniers during the 2021-2024 election cycles... giant corporations that announced they wouldn’t support election deniers but reversed course include FedEx, which has given the deniers $303,000 since January, 2021. Home Depot, $602,500. Johnson & Johnson, $138,000. McDonald’s, $107,000. UPS, $575,000. Verizon, $250,500. Walmart, $297,000. Wells Fargo, $244,500
They say they want to build public trust and avoid political upheaval, but they’re bankrolling election deniers
Note that these numbers show only the donations that corporations are openly disclosing — not funds they’re channeling through trade associations, super PACs, and dark money groups
And the same companies will be giving millions to the “others side” too. As my dearly departed Mother used to say, “playing both ends against the middle”
In this case, the "other side" is the United States of America
Big money has created a deep cynicism about our democracy, which Trump and election-deniers are exploiting to the hilt. Those of us who care about democracy must do more than vanquish Trumpism. We...
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