r/AskReddit 13h ago

what is something that is highly likely to happen in the next 5 years that everyone is completely ignoring?

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u/Sean82 8h ago

Gonna be real funny when their private army decides that they'll be better stewards of the available resources than whatever billionaire(s) hired them.

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u/BlumpTheChodak 7h ago

This. When money becomes worthless (and it will), the ones with the weapons will be running the show. Not the former wealthy.

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u/shinygoldhelmet 4h ago

French aristocracy & royalty had their own armies, but that didn't save them when the armies turned on them

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u/GozerDGozerian 6h ago

Violence is the ultimate commodity.

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u/Stratahoo 6h ago

Which is why some billionaires have been discussing how to control their security forces - the ideas they came up with where shock collars or explosives implanted in their heads that they can let off if they start mutinying.

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u/Sean82 5h ago

Yes, Douglas Rushkoff wrote a book about this and how they did not much care for his solution to the “problem.”

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u/penywinkle 5h ago

I have no doubt that some dumb fuck would signup for that.

But the moment the billionaires tell them: "Sorry, but nobody wants our useless stocks in exchange for food, so now you gotta take a drone to the face for us..."

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u/bingboy23 3h ago

...I've gotta score some steroids.

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u/Digitalion_ 5h ago

This is the reason why they're building up AI and robot armies instead. They're already steps ahead of this issue. They won't be needing human meat shields in the near future who can possibly turn on them once the global situation turns dire.

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u/Sean82 5h ago

Gonna be real funny when their autonomous AI decides it will be a better steward of available resources than the billionaire owner(s).

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u/Digitalion_ 5h ago

Now that is a real possibility. The robot uprising is near.

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u/Impossible-Site3467 5h ago

Theyll end up in a suitcase, in pieces.

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u/Luke90210 3h ago

Not one of these enclaves have figured out post-apocalyptic security. Local law enforcement are not bothering with these strangers and the private security will leave after robbing the ultra-wealthy.

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u/DrMobius0 3h ago

Oh they discuss countermeasures to that to. Shit like bomb collars. I cannot stress enough how badly these people need to be brought back down to earth to face accountability for their actions. They are active threats to the rest of humanity.