• NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    The act making a billion dollars alone requires acts that deserve a guillotine. I’d argue anyone actively trying to become a billionaire should be lined up for the wood chipper.

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      13 days ago

      AFAIK most billionaires become so by birth, even if the most prominent are the ones who made their fortune through their own exploits (though I assume most of those were already wealthy by birth).

      Becoming a billionaire by birth isn’t evil in itself, it’s the act of staying a billionaire. Though rare, there are examples of people born into considerable wealth who give most of it away to charity.

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      13 days ago

      I’ll make an exception for regular people who hit the big lotteries. That’s probably the only ethical way.