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  1. Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: (jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net)'s status on Monday, 25-Apr-2022 17:21:05 UTC Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

    Welcome to the return of the Robber Barons. Now let’s define who is which reincarnation. Is Peter Thiel the new James Fisk? Jeff Bezos the new John Jacob Astor? Elon Musk the new John D. Rockefeller? I smell a fantastic movie script of parallel worlds ;) https://www.britannica.com/topic/robber-baron

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    2. robber baron | Definition, Significance, & Captains of Industry
      robber baron, pejorative term for one of the powerful 19th-century American industrialists and financiers who made fortunes by monopolizing huge industries through the formation of trusts, engaging in unethical business practices, exploiting workers, and paying little heed to their customers or competition. Alternatively, those who credit the explosive growth of American capitalism during this period to the indefatigable pursuit of success and material wealth are likely to celebrate these entrepreneurial tycoons as “captains of industry.” Among the sectors in which they compiled their great wealth were the oil, steel, liquor, cotton, textile, and tobacco industries, railroads, and banks. It has

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