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I can tell you what comes next: yet more billionaires and wealth hoarding and still more problems in the world. I guess my point is does the average person str
by tcbasche 5y ago
I can tell you what comes next: yet more billionaires and wealth hoarding and still more problems in the world.
I guess my point is does the average person struggling to put food on the table really care that a new industry was 'created'? Is there a place in this industry for those people?
I think this touches a nerve though with the HN crowd, as this kind of argument tends to make them rankle
- ytNumbers 5y agoAnytime a new industry is created, jobs for average people are created. Many people say they are angry that average people are struggling to secure a tiny slice of a finite pie, while most of the pie is hoarded by billionaires. I prefer to believe that when a new industry is created, a new pie is created, and some average people will wind up earning a slice of that new pie. Since average people are struggling to get by, you can't expect them to create a new industry. While some rich people play golf all day, I'm glad to see that some on HN are cheering a billionaire who instead decided to put forth the effort to create a new industry.
- thehappypm 5y agoDoes the average person care? The New Mexico desert now has an employment center, one likely to grow substantially because of this achievement. The average people in that area are sure to see some benefits.
- webinvest 5y agoYour kids can have the opportunity to be wealthy rocket scientists. This industry comes with a lot of pride and dignity.