oligarchy appears to be the natural state of affairs in most human systems and, despite that, tends not to be discussed much (instead we hear about democracy, fascism, communism, etc)

i think the best solution to this dynamic is many smaller units (states, companies, etc) so that oligarchies compete with one another, but this requires a type of system design and a vibe largely out of favor in todays world (e.g. secession & trust-busting for governments & corporations, respectively)

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hacknewslogin 2 days ago | parent [-]

That sounds like it would lead to Corpo-feudalism, aka techno-feudalism. Some billionaires are working to accomplish this.

https://thebaffler.com/latest/mouthbreathing-machiavellis

https://thenetworkstate.com/

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recursivedoubts 2 days ago | parent [-]

techno/corpo-fuedalism is just another term for techno-oligarchy, which is what we are getting/have gotten anyway

billionares love mass democracy because it is dominated by media and turns into one-dollar-one-vote, centralizing the government in an easily controllable power center

the solution is to have many centers of power and to distribute the corruption, which remains constant

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TylerLives 2 days ago | parent [-]

>distribute the corruption, which remains constant

Why do you think the corruption would remain constant? When you have more centers of power, each tiny oligarchy is fighting for their piece of the pie. If they don't do something unethical, some other group might outcompete them. Meanwhile if you have more concentrated power, those in charge can think long term and won't be immediately threatened by the competition.

	▲	recursivedoubts 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		just a guess