• SLVRDRGN
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    28 days ago

    Commercially successful for the individual, but what at cost for everyone else? No one becomes this wealthy without shortcuts. And those shortcuts affect us all, whether you care to look at it or not.

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      28 days ago

      The root of the argument here is that billionaires are not a sign of economic success, even for the individual. It’s an enormous shortcoming, failure, and monument to greed.

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        28 days ago

        Oh I completely agree. I should have put “commercially successful” in quotes.

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      26 days ago

      You really believe that successful people who work their ass off to make something of their lives are all assholes who take short cuts?

      • ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        11 days ago

        He didn’t work hard for that. Billionaires do not create value, they control capital. Wait until these overexposed fucks shit the bed and your bank accounts gets hit. We’ll see how hard you think they worked to absorb the consequences of their poor decisions when you’re the one paying for it. That day is coming.

        I worked hard and am successful. I’ll still never be able to retire with any life left to enjoy it. We’re in a trap. You’re not in the club.