What happens at Sun Valley, the secret gathering of unelected billionaire kings? | Hamilton Nolan
by Hamilton Nolan from Technology | The Guardian on (#5M3G1)
We are developing a private class of billionaire kings whose will is omnipotent and untouchable by any democratic force
There comes a moment in every good gangster movie when all of the villains come together in a remote hideaway to make nefarious plans. If the good guys are smart, this is the moment they swoop in and arrest everyone. In real life America, though, we consistently squander these opportunities, opting instead to sit back and gawk at the villains like a bunch of dazed paparazzi. It's never too late to change that.
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