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It appears that the author is not aware of what money or inflation is. In 1916, Rockefeller was worth $1 Billion before adjusting for inflation. Methinks ther
by andrewprock 10y ago
It appears that the author is not aware of what money or inflation is.
In 1916, Rockefeller was worth $1 Billion before adjusting for inflation.
Methinks there is some banana-peel smoking going on in there somewhere.
- afsina 10y agoYet, his main argument was not really about it.
- andrewprock 10y agoHence the banana-peels. If you're going to make an argument about people being richer and poorer, without discussing money, wealth, or inflation, you're doing everyone a disservice.
- afsina 10y agoActually, my point was, the amount of money was not the point of the article, but being the richest man yet having a less comfortable life was.
- andrewprock 10y agoAh, so the title of the essay was click-bait. Clever.
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- petecox 10y agothose poor extra-ordinary Americans, the Amish, who are leading similar lives to their ancestors 100 years ago, free from the burdens of 21st century technology... Richer but not necessarily more contented.
- afsina 10y agoPerhaps. But not many people wants to live like an Amish.