You’re right, some of them are just living off the spoils of robotic inhuman exploiters of other people that came before them.
When people talk about ‘the Rich’, they’re not talking about the people with a few million. They’re talking about people with a 9 or 10 digit net worth. People with way more money than they could possibly spend yet continue hoarding more.
The same people who donate .02% of their net worth and act like it offsets the fact they fucked over thousands or millions along the way.
The same people who criticize the poor for not simply saving for a few months for a down payment on a home. Who think cutting a daily Starbucks is the answer to poverty. Those so out of touch with their wealth that they literally cannot fathom someone who is very frugal but can only manage a double digit ‘slush fund’ earmarked for the little entertainment they can hope to afford for that month but only if there were no unexpected expenses and you didn’t get sick or miss a day of work.
I will concur with your opinion the moment you can name one 9 or 10 digit net worth person who can factually (and verifiably) be proven to be “hoarding” money. The idea that the only way people can become that rich is by “fucking over” millions along the way is not absolutely true. Does Bill Gates fuck over people who willingly purchase his windows systems? Not that there were a lot of alternatives, but should he not be allowed any profit because it might end up that he has more money than most other people? And who the hell goes to Starbucks anyway - I can afford better coffee than that. My point is, all these generalizations and stereotypes you are describing are dangerous because they influence gullible people and spur them to violence. Being super rich not only isn’t a crime, it’s a major part of the American dream.
You’re right, some of them are just living off the spoils of robotic inhuman exploiters of other people that came before them.
When people talk about ‘the Rich’, they’re not talking about the people with a few million. They’re talking about people with a 9 or 10 digit net worth. People with way more money than they could possibly spend yet continue hoarding more.
The same people who donate .02% of their net worth and act like it offsets the fact they fucked over thousands or millions along the way.
The same people who criticize the poor for not simply saving for a few months for a down payment on a home. Who think cutting a daily Starbucks is the answer to poverty. Those so out of touch with their wealth that they literally cannot fathom someone who is very frugal but can only manage a double digit ‘slush fund’ earmarked for the little entertainment they can hope to afford for that month but only if there were no unexpected expenses and you didn’t get sick or miss a day of work.
I will concur with your opinion the moment you can name one 9 or 10 digit net worth person who can factually (and verifiably) be proven to be “hoarding” money. The idea that the only way people can become that rich is by “fucking over” millions along the way is not absolutely true. Does Bill Gates fuck over people who willingly purchase his windows systems? Not that there were a lot of alternatives, but should he not be allowed any profit because it might end up that he has more money than most other people? And who the hell goes to Starbucks anyway - I can afford better coffee than that. My point is, all these generalizations and stereotypes you are describing are dangerous because they influence gullible people and spur them to violence. Being super rich not only isn’t a crime, it’s a major part of the American dream.