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> 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 so

> 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.