This is a very good, if disturbing, read.
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@Christo_459
That is clearly true, yet they exsist.
Is this a failing of us, the common people, or of the human condition, of which we are all affected by?
And of course... what to do?
@eclectech@greenpete @Christo_459 @eclectech
In the US it's been the fruits of a century long campaign that began during the curtailment of excess following the last great depression. It was not by accident that we've gotten here. The heirs of the industrial revolution got their wings clipped and now their great grandchildren are in league with petrol-oligarchs to stomp every ember of democracy out.
My answer, in short, is to destroy every vestage of carbon energy infrastructure as quickly as possible. Ideally replacing it with renewables, though not necessarily if unavoidable. Heroine withdrawal in order to avoid dieing in our sleep.
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This is a very good, if disturbing, read.
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
Absolutely disturbing.
This kind of wealth must be eliminated. They are a pox, worse than what the author experienced.
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“And, for an instant, she stared directly into those soft blue eyes and knew, with an instinctive mammalian certainty, that the exceedingly rich were no longer even remotely human.”
William Gibson, Count Zero. (1987)
@BOOKHOUSE @eclectech
"I'm finished."Daniel Plainsview
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@eclectech
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@Christo_459
That is clearly true, yet they exsist.
Is this a failing of us, the common people, or of the human condition, of which we are all affected by?
And of course... what to do?
@eclectech@greenpete It's a fail of the system. Most of them come from countries where they had no or only ridiculous minimum amounts of taxes to pay!
It's politics: #TaxTheRich and we had enough money to solve most of the financial problems, a state can have. A question how a state lives solidarity, e.g. with health care for all.
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@eclectech We must make this level of personal wealth impossible. By whatever means is necessary to achieve that. It's bad for everyone.
@wesdym #TaxTheRich in progressive amounts and take that for society as a whole. Not that bad! @eclectech
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@FediThing It's so good. Not surprising, but it brought cohesion to a variety of different aspects I've thought about.
Based on my notifications it has hit home with quite a few people.
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This is a very good, if disturbing, read.
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
It's a given that the Have-Not's have a responsibility to the Haves. The Haves sadly have no responsibility to the Have-Not's or anyone else for that matter.
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This is a very good, if disturbing, read.
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
@eclectech
Thanks for sharing! -
This is a very good, if disturbing, read.
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
@eclectech
This was more insight than I ever wanted to have. -
This is a very good, if disturbing, read.
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
@eclectech "And, for an instant, she stared directly into those soft blue eyes and knew, with an instinctive mammalian certainty, that the exceedingly rich were no longer even remotely human.” ― William Gibson, Count Zero
[edit] I see someone else already posted this reply, oh well. my Mastodon client not loading all the replies again
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@eclectech
This was more insight than I ever wanted to have.@momo Hah, yes. I get that.
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@eclectech "And, for an instant, she stared directly into those soft blue eyes and knew, with an instinctive mammalian certainty, that the exceedingly rich were no longer even remotely human.” ― William Gibson, Count Zero
[edit] I see someone else already posted this reply, oh well. my Mastodon client not loading all the replies again
@COMPU73E Some things are worth repeating.
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This is a very good, if disturbing, read.
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
@eclectech
I saw an interview with Adam Levine lead singer of Moroon 5, he’s a simple multimillionaire and yet he said - It’s really fucked up when you can do anything you want and still be successful. -
This is a very good, if disturbing, read.
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
@eclectech
Can't stop thinking about"He did not say “I’m so sorry.” He did not say “Do you need anything?” Instead, he made a face, and in an instant, an aide came and whisked him away. When presented with the opportunity for empathy, even performative empathy, he chose escape."
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@Christo_459
That is clearly true, yet they exsist.
Is this a failing of us, the common people, or of the human condition, of which we are all affected by?
And of course... what to do?
@eclectech@greenpete @eclectech
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@greenpete @eclectech
Tax them heavily until there are no billionaires@Christo_459 I seriously doubt that that is enough. In fact I think it is an idea put about because it is more palatable to the public than what is really needed, laws to stop the accumulation of such wealth.
It maybe a good first stepping stone I guess.
Mind you, such laws would need to be world wide, and that will be tricky.
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@eclectech
Can't stop thinking about"He did not say “I’m so sorry.” He did not say “Do you need anything?” Instead, he made a face, and in an instant, an aide came and whisked him away. When presented with the opportunity for empathy, even performative empathy, he chose escape."
@johentsch Aye, it’s both chilling and terrifically sad.
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This is a very good, if disturbing, read.
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
@eclectech Quite the treatise. For me, the observation that removing consequences for bad actions is the key. Why does anyone do anything? Why does anyone NOT do something they want to do? In repairing our society, we will need to create durable consequences for anti-social and/or criminal actions.
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This is a very good, if disturbing, read.
What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
@eclectech It is disturbing. It frames the ultra rich in a way that feels so accurate based on their actions. Great read.
