• rafoix@lemmy.zip
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    9 days ago

    Every week the wealthiest person must be sacrificed to our lord and savior Mars.

    In the event that multiple people have the same amount of wealth they all must be sacrificed.

    Also, shell companies are punishable by death. Helping the wealthy hide their wealth is also punishable by death.

    Forbes Mars is pretty much a list of godly sacrifices.

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      8 days ago

      Make it a threshold, percentage based. If the richest person is worth over 3x what the poorest one makes then axe ‘em. If that extra value has to go somewhere other than a person it goes towards the community. Yea, you can have assets that are worth way more than 3x but, oh, guess those are actually public now and not yours alone.

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    9 days ago

    God no! Everyone knows your can’t use a direct monetary value, you have to tie it to something that scales with inflation or eventually the poors can get in.

    • Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz
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      9 days ago

      I read that series a long time ago and loved it.

      What do you like about the blue Mars social structure?

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          9 days ago

          I remember a lot of long distance running, and some group sex where one person was the focus for everyone else to pleasure (if I ever write a sci-fi, I won’t put any sexy bits in it… always seems to age fast, and seems weird and dated after…[maybe that’s just me tho]).

          • TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works
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            9 days ago

            Yeah, there were a bunch if tangents and it was a bit rambly, but I did actually like the sex positive nature of it, I think it would have to be there for a utopia to exist :p

            Also advanced medicine and body changing and more relaxed social norms around nudity and stuff… it was kind of like a breath of fresh air to read a positive sci fi novel I think!

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      6 days ago

      It should cost $20M and be free for anyone with a net worth under $20M, with the caveat that anyone with a net worth over $20M must pay a surcharge of $100 Quadrillion in some inflation proof assets (I have to do work instead of hyperfocus on this further). If they can’t pay it, too bad.

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    9 days ago

    Hypocrisy is the main sin. If you proclaim one thing and do the other you get ostracized.