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it is difficult for us to agree if there is a threshold to which a person who has accumulated wealth must have shifted from 'earning' it to 'taking' it, and whe
by digitalsushi 9mo ago
it is difficult for us to agree if there is a threshold to which a person who has accumulated wealth must have shifted from 'earning' it to 'taking' it, and whether 'taking' it is analogous to 'stealing' it.
sometimes people believe wealth transfer is a zero sum game, sometimes people believe it never is, and the truth is probably in between
if you believe that a single human can earn a thousand billion dollars, it follows you can believe a million people losing a million dollars is its just inverse
i dont know enough about people or money to make up my mind
i have a roaring vermont castings wood stove running, its -15C outside, and i am fine; i am 14 oak logs away from changing my world view
this system is fragile but we measure it instantaneously