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Being born into wealth helps, but it also hurts. If you have something to lose, its harder to take risks. Elon put all of his wealth on the line for SpaceX and

by gfodor 7y ago

Being born into wealth helps, but it also hurts. If you have something to lose, its harder to take risks. Elon put all of his wealth on the line for SpaceX and almost lost it. Anyone, from him down to the person who scrapes together pennies to start a risky business to make a better life for themselves, deserves respect for taking risks to achieve their dreams.

fredsir 7y ago
Elon knows that money is something he can always get, because he has gotten them before. Also his family is rich. He knows that worst case is he goes to them and get some millions and back to work again. Rich people aren’t taking any real risks by using their money. The people taking the real risks are those putting their lives and livelihood on the line every day, doing the dangerous, back breaking, mind numbing work for the rich people with the money, while the rich just look on from a far while their workers are doing the actual work for them using their resources and making them even more rich while the workers doing the actual job have nothing to gain in comparison themselves, often being far closer to personal and financial ruin everyday than the rich ever are. Elon isn’t risking shit. That those with money that invest them is taking the risks and thus also deserves the rewards is a myth, is a ruse, but it’s not hard to figure out who would stand to gain from such a myth.
- gfodor 7y ago
  Yes, I’m aware of this meme, which echoes loudly on twitter, yet it’s still wrong.
  - fredsir 7y ago
    How so?
    - gfodor 7y ago
      Your post started with "Elon knows", which implies you can read minds, so as long as your arguments stem from knowing the inner thoughts and assumptions of someone else, it's a rickety foundation to say the least.
jyounker 7y ago
As somebody who grew up poor, but has many friends who did not, being born to wealth hurts far less often than being born poor.
- gfodor 7y ago
  Where did I claim the opposite? What you state is so beyond obvious I'm not sure the point.

by gfodor 7y ago

fredsir 7y ago

Elon knows that money is something he can always get, because he has gotten them before. Also his family is rich. He knows that worst case is he goes to them and get some millions and back to work again. Rich people aren’t taking any real risks by using their money. The people taking the real risks are those putting their lives and livelihood on the line every day, doing the dangerous, back breaking, mind numbing work for the rich people with the money, while the rich just look on from a far while their workers are doing the actual work for them using their resources and making them even more rich while the workers doing the actual job have nothing to gain in comparison themselves, often being far closer to personal and financial ruin everyday than the rich ever are. Elon isn’t risking shit. That those with money that invest them is taking the risks and thus also deserves the rewards is a myth, is a ruse, but it’s not hard to figure out who would stand to gain from such a myth.

gfodor 7y ago
Yes, I’m aware of this meme, which echoes loudly on twitter, yet it’s still wrong.
- fredsir 7y ago
  How so?
  - gfodor 7y ago
    Your post started with "Elon knows", which implies you can read minds, so as long as your arguments stem from knowing the inner thoughts and assumptions of someone else, it's a rickety foundation to say the least.

jyounker 7y ago

As somebody who grew up poor, but has many friends who did not, being born to wealth hurts far less often than being born poor.

gfodor 7y ago
Where did I claim the opposite? What you state is so beyond obvious I'm not sure the point.