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>"The political implications should be clear. As John Ruskin told an older elite, grabbing what you can get isn’t any less wicked when you grab it with the powe
by run4yourlives 18y ago
>"The political implications should be clear. As John Ruskin told an older elite, grabbing what you can get isn’t any less wicked when you grab it with the power of your brains than with the power of your fists."
That's probably the most profound argument against our society that I have yet seen in a one liner.
- newt0311 18y agoSince when dud "grabbing what you can get" become wicked especially once long term implications are accounted for?
- run4yourlives 18y agoLast time I checked, our society frowns on me beating up old ladies for their money. The comment addresses the seeming contradiction between our views on beating up old ladies, and outwitting dumb people. For example, witness the practices of many payday loan operations. I'm not taking a stance one way or the other at this point, but I found the comment compelling.