I have no problem with the rich. In fact I love them! I’d love to have as many rich as possible.
Unfortunately, that means, the gold hoarding dragon monsters we have currently at the top needs to go.
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Bazell@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
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ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
SabinStargem@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
If I become a billionaire, Lemmings would be right to break out the French silverware and bibs.
lemon@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Temporarily embarrassed millionaire energy here.
We understand their perspective alright. The concept of a millionaire or billionaire is simply disgusting because it is clear they use the power their wealth offers them to get out of paying their fair share while simultaneously needlessly exploiting us even further and in some cases meddling in politics or media so as to delude us into thinking: this is normal or – in your case – won’t someone empathize with the billionaire?
NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 4 weeks ago
Power of all forms corrupts, but that doesn't mean tyrants have a point when they disappear dissenters. Fuck the rich's perspective, not because I'm above being a rich asshole (maybe I am, maybe I'm not, who knows) but because even if I was it wouldn't justify hoarding my wealth at the expense of 99.9% of the population.
zaki_ft@lemmings.world 4 weeks ago
If I became rich suddenly, I would spend it on improving life for rural Americans.
You’re projecting and assuming everyone else is a corrupt scumbag like you.
masterspace@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Lol, you do realize that Starlink is literally the first time that most rural Americans have had reliable high speed internet right?
zaki_ft@lemmings.world 4 weeks ago
Wrong.
Soup@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
You’re just outing yourself as a piece of garbage. I would pay my fucking employees, and if I somehow did it myself ethically it would be winning a lottery and I would share it amongst my friends and family.
I already do stuff like this. I own a sports car and I fight for pedestrianizing our streets, including the main one near where I live. I ride public transit and take the bike share service to get places. A guy once asked me to sign a petition to get rid of paid parking and I told I literally do not care and that it’s only fair that I personally pay to park my personal vehicle on publically funded infrastructure given how many people on that street don’y own cars and still have to pay for them.
You’re just an asshole who has already been visited by the sins of greed and pride and you’re just pissy that you don’t have the resources to act on those feelings. Be a better person, and quit this projecting bullshit; I don’t want any part of it.