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One day we’ll get past as a civilisation assuming rich people are smart or worth listening to solely because they are rich. You can’t ignore the Thiel’s of the
by noir_lord 1y ago
One day we’ll get past as a civilisation assuming rich people are smart or worth listening to solely because they are rich.
You can’t ignore the Thiel’s of the world (because they won’t let us) but you don’t have to put any credence into every utterance that falls from their mouths either.
In a different age he’d be peeing in bottles and pulling a Hughes, the ultra wealthy divorced from reality schtick isn’t even new.
- JohnFen 1y ago> One day we’ll get past as a civilisation assuming rich people are smart or worth listening to solely because they are rich. I hope so, but I doubt it. Along with that, I'd like to see us get rid of the delusion that beauty and good are correlated.
- strken 1y agoIdeally we'll get past the idea that being smart makes someone worth listening to, even in the absence of any special knowledge, wisdom, virtue, or insight. Not to say that I think Peter Thiel has always lacked insight, just that his views on the Antichrist aren't an area where he's demonstrating any.
- cogman10 1y agoThe issue is rich people buy media and politicians and thus propaganda and power. No journalist working at the washington post doesn't know that Bezos ultimately signs their checks. Pretty hard to not paint a flattering picture of him when that's the case. Decades of media portraying the rich as being superior beings which aught be revered takes a toll on society. This propaganda effort dates all the way back to movies like Anne showing the wonderful kindness of a wealthy person and the greed/corruption of poor housing for children.