We know why. There are an awful lot of people who are either the wealthy who are exploiting the working class or, way more likely, they think they someday will

We know why. There are an awful lot of people who are either the wealthy who are exploiting the working class or, way more likely, they think they someday will be: > “John Steinbeck once said that socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires. Why else would people fight so hard against Jeff Bezos paying slightly more in taxes? Jeff would use you as fertilizer or reactor shielding if it ticked up profits. You are not and will never be Jeff Bezos. HN just skews to people who aspire to be the exploiters.