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It’s easier to take risk if you have a safety net, and family wealth is a hell of a safety net for risk takers in capitalist markets
by newsclues 5y ago
It’s easier to take risk if you have a safety net, and family wealth is a hell of a safety net for risk takers in capitalist markets
- simonh 5y agoIn context it should be pretty clear this is also about physical risk, not just financial. If the re-entry procedure failed again being a billionaire isn’t going to cushion the impact much.
- courtf 5y agoPoor people around the world take far more physical risk upon themselves just going about their days. Branson isn't doing anything heroic here, it's masturbation. Masturbation that he intends to turn a profit on, so not even completely hedonistic.