This is a very good, if disturbing, read.
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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 "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
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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
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@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.
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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)
"They float in a sensory-deprivation tank the size of the planet"
