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once the symbiotic relationship turns parasitic, the additional elements are ejected because they no longer serve the ecosystemhttps://twitter.com/a_yawning_cat/status/1384562982844129285 …

so the way that big wealth creates wealth for the little guy isn't that so much abundance is created that it bursts from the ground like a geyser providing free excess for everyone but that as it grows it forcibly integrate everyone into the ecosystem for better or for worse

e.g. there are many "independent" companies that would likely go bankrupt if they didn't have apple as a customer as soon as apple moves on, the company dies. they NEED apple to stay alive even though with every transaction apple grows even bigger deepening the dependency

this is imperfect but historically is much better than a centralized state where every "company" is just another arm of the central state these sprawling tree hierarchies often DO create trickle down flows

the end result of this trickle down of money is that people try to EAT money. but no matter how much money you print money cannot be eaten. someone has to DO the stuff. without an incentive for closing the loop no one does anything and the system dies

when money is produced out of the thin air, it's like constantly adding water to the juice until it's so diluted that it's just water centralized states can only maintain real juice % by conquering and juicing the outside world once the conquering stops, dilution starts

so interestingly enough, when corporations are taxed, employee salary and benefits actually decrease since it forces more "leanness" governments seem to be "bribed" by companies for lower taxes but actually they r trying to help people keep their jobs/lifestyle

the government has to balance between allowing the companies to do what they want with the money (which includes keeping employees on payroll) vs taxing the companies and doing government things like "infrastructure"