Sony’s Servers Responsible for Licenses and Transaction History Are Reportedly Breaking Down
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That is late stage leninism. It's why Stalin had to go a purgin.
It's got nothing to do with Lenin; you see this kind of behavior throughout history across multiple locales (ancient China, Rome, the British Empire, etc.).
It has everything to do with human nature: if people who are zero-sum thinkers got in through the gates and are succeeding, close the doors behind them.
I'm using the term leninism as a concept that explains some of the details of perpetuating kakistocracies. It works throughout history. Check out Spandrell.