When the scales of the market get tipped in favour of political friends; when efforts are judged not on outcomes but on the quality of narrative you can spin; when the media is bought and paid for and in alignment to reduce diversity of thought... you get what you pay for.

For most of us, bumpkis.

The quality of life declining and the societal problems multiplying is not a symptom of people "not paying enough" but of a mismanaged, uncoordinated, and unaccountable system that is open to corruption and grift.

Ookla the Mok...
Gads, haven't seen that in forever and a day. But shouldn't he be paired with Princess Ariel?