• isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    9 hours ago

    It’s about power. It’s just about power. Extreme wealth is a way for someone in democratic society to exercise the power of high office without actually having to convince the people to vote for you.

    You hand me a few million? I’m never going to work again. I’ll spend the rest of my days happily hanging with friends and family, pursuing my hobbies, and volunteering for causes I support. But then again, I’m not a psychopath bent on amassing as much power as possible.

    • osanna@lemmy.vg
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      8 hours ago

      sad but true. This is why people like us will never be billionaires or trillionaires. You don’t get to that amount of wealth by being a good person. You get there by exploiting people and cheating and whatever. Fuck.