[fasbiner]

One of the most obvious signs of an encroaching oligarchy is that people who have become successful in the domain of accumulating any non-standard amount of wealth feel this qualifies them to speak on every topic with no preparation.

At a certain point the disregard for truth and emphasis on narrative (and always with a facile material interest!) makes it impossible to engage with the alleged ideas and we have to look at the person behind it.

This is really no different than north korean propaganda in miniature if you are part of this cofounder of Kickstarter's sycophantic proofreaders: something absurd and obviously false is being said, but it can only harm you to point it out.