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So success buys you ideological latitude
by SwtCyber 9mo ago
So success buys you ideological latitude
- overfeed 9mo agoBillionaires wouldn't run their mouths, if that wasn't the case.
- ramon156 9mo agoDo you know how many politicians switch sides once they have lost their power? (well, not many have been in that situation, but still!) As a powerful figure, you become a literal puppet in front of the public. Your opinions don't matter
- adolph 9mo agoEffect weakly linked to Affect
- mikestorrent 9mo agoWhat's the minimum threshold for that, I wonder?
- overfeed 9mo agoHaving "Fuck You" money[1] means you don't have to listen to anyone (but you still can be shunned, as described in the article). You'll substantially greater wealth that FU money to make people listen to what you have to say and be "uncancellable", like owning a media outlet, hiring a PR firm, or buying a pet politician or seat in government. Amjad seems to have crossed from the former to the latter by economic power: not only can a deal with him now could potentially generate lots of wealth, but it may not be a good thing to be on his shit-list later when he is the bigger fish. 1. A subjective amount that depends entirely on the lifestyle, burn rate and life expectancy.
- mikestorrent 9mo agoWell, for the sake of being an aspiring contrarian, more power to him. Last thing I want is billionaires all being unified around one opinion.