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> Do you think you deserve part of Jeff bezos's money because you voluntarily bought something from Amazon? No. But I think that if Jeff Bezos wants to live in
by CPLX 8y ago
> Do you think you deserve part of Jeff bezos's money because you voluntarily bought something from Amazon?
No. But I think that if Jeff Bezos wants to live in a world where people don’t climb over the gates of his mansion and eat him then he better make sure to contribute enough to ensure an orderly, well functioning, and somewhat equitable society.
This dynamic is as old as civilization itself. The rich can claim to be entitled to whatever they want, but it’s only by the grace of the masses that they avoid the guillotine. Literally.
- dahfizz 8y agoSo now you're a highwayman, killing people if they don't give you what you want? I don't want to live in that society. That's not "fairness". That's entitlement.
- CPLX 8y agoYou already do live in that society. People have made it pretty clear over thousands of years and seven continents that if you don't share the spoils of society reasonably they will eventually storm the castles, mansions, or government buildings and put everyone's head on a spike. The rich should never get too confused about the fact that they are alive because the masses are choosing not to kill them and take their possessions, not the other way around. Billionaires are pretty outnumbered, it's not a fair fight.
- onlydeadheroes 8y agoGood luck Robespierre!
- emaginniss 8y ago"seven continents" I think you malign the penguins, sir.
- CPLX 8y agoEven Shackleton faced a mutiny at one point. Those governing always need the consent of the governed, it’s as close to a universal law of human nature as we’ve got.
- nec4b 8y agoDid you ever consider working for the mafia. You both have very similar world views.