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Jobless and drowning in cash is rough.. it takes a toll on the strongest of minds.. meandering through the day, aimless, chasing the next high. Realizing that b

Jobless and drowning in cash is rough.. it takes a toll on the strongest of minds.. meandering through the day, aimless, chasing the next high. Realizing that being handed a mic wherever you go is now your life. Cursed to be incapable of achievement because what else remains to be achieved. Minimizing your taxes?

freejazz 1y ago
> Cursed to be incapable of achievement because what else remains to be achieved He could do some good for a change... At least the guilded-age wealthy had some sort of shame which fed into an interest in bettering society
- throwup238 1y ago
  > At least the guilded-age wealthy had some sort of shame which fed into an interest in bettering society No they didn’t. That’s a ridiculously romantic view of the Gilded Age that has absolutely no bearing on reality.
- twothreeone 1y ago
  Perhaps because they didn't have literal police states guard and defend their wealth. If the town mob showed up at their house they knew the game was over. Trillionaires or social cohesion.. choose 1.
d--b 1y ago
I thought he was well busy trying to be young forever
btbuildem 1y ago
> incapable of achievement because what else remains to be achieved What a shameful lack of imagination. There is a million ways you could help others.
- twothreeone 1y ago
  Right? Curious how someone could be so imaginative in all the wrong ways.. it's almost like globalized markets breed a certain type of successful man.
- andsoitis 1y ago
  > There is a million ways you could help others. Thiel contributes to a wide range of organizations, primarily through his private foundation, the Thiel Foundation. His giving focuses on scientific research, technology, and projects that explore new political or social ideas. Prominent recipients have included: SENS Research Foundation, Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), The Seasteading Institute, The Committee to Protect Journalists, Human Rights Foundation, etc.
  - skinnymuch 1y ago
    You bring up politics? That’s like saying western state depts helps others with politics in the Middle East. His political stuff is the same as western state depts. Western chauvinism knows no bounds.
    - andsoitis 1y ago
      > Western chauvinism knows no bounds That seems uncharitable. Since your lead-in is about politics, I suspect you have a particular political ideology or maybe process in mind that you feel "Western" countries should not advocate for? I wonder what you have in mind.

freejazz 1y ago

> Cursed to be incapable of achievement because what else remains to be achieved He could do some good for a change... At least the guilded-age wealthy had some sort of shame which fed into an interest in bettering society

throwup238 1y ago
> At least the guilded-age wealthy had some sort of shame which fed into an interest in bettering society No they didn’t. That’s a ridiculously romantic view of the Gilded Age that has absolutely no bearing on reality.
twothreeone 1y ago
Perhaps because they didn't have literal police states guard and defend their wealth. If the town mob showed up at their house they knew the game was over. Trillionaires or social cohesion.. choose 1.

d--b 1y ago

I thought he was well busy trying to be young forever

btbuildem 1y ago

> incapable of achievement because what else remains to be achieved What a shameful lack of imagination. There is a million ways you could help others.

twothreeone 1y ago
Right? Curious how someone could be so imaginative in all the wrong ways.. it's almost like globalized markets breed a certain type of successful man.
andsoitis 1y ago
> There is a million ways you could help others. Thiel contributes to a wide range of organizations, primarily through his private foundation, the Thiel Foundation. His giving focuses on scientific research, technology, and projects that explore new political or social ideas. Prominent recipients have included: SENS Research Foundation, Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), The Seasteading Institute, The Committee to Protect Journalists, Human Rights Foundation, etc.
- skinnymuch 1y ago
  You bring up politics? That’s like saying western state depts helps others with politics in the Middle East. His political stuff is the same as western state depts. Western chauvinism knows no bounds.
  - andsoitis 1y ago
    > Western chauvinism knows no bounds That seems uncharitable. Since your lead-in is about politics, I suspect you have a particular political ideology or maybe process in mind that you feel "Western" countries should not advocate for? I wonder what you have in mind.