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Does this need an /s? Don't see how this is a nightmare unless you're a billionaire.
by ProjectArcturis 5y ago
Does this need an /s?
Don't see how this is a nightmare unless you're a billionaire.
- jgsuw 5y agoIts clearly sarcastic, does that mean it needs an /s?
- nyx 5y agoOriginal comment was definitely a Poe's Law contender. Hacker News, despite its "gratify curiosity" motto, has never strayed far from its Silicon Valley VC roots, and so these comment threads are brimming with corporation lovers: tech money, people adjacent to tech money, and people who simp for tech money in the hopes that they might be given a slice someday.
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoOr a retiree with an investment based pension.
- diordiderot 5y agoHalf of stocks are owned by pensions. The overwhelming majority of that half is owned by a small segment of privileged individuals
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoTIL people with a pension are privileged individuals.
- diordiderot 5y ago40% of Americans 65+ only source of income is social security. The trend is increasing.
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoSo 60% have some kind of investment income.
- imtringued 5y agoYes retirees get hurt but you have to understand that these retirees are benefiting from exploitation. Also, they are trying to pretend that there won't be a shortage of workers in 20-30 years as the population gets older.