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This is sorta the reasoning behind statements like "billionaires shouldn't exist". It's not a statement that people shouldn't see fruits of their labor, but th
by MSFT_Edging 2mo ago
This is sorta the reasoning behind statements like "billionaires shouldn't exist".
It's not a statement that people shouldn't see fruits of their labor, but that past a certain point, its no longer about the fruits or even the tree, but the power that comes with it. In a democracy, those who get lucky in business are not owed power.
So yeah, billionaires and trillionaires shouldn't exist, because their existence is a side-channel attack on society. Pay enough money and rules don't apply. Past a certain point, that wealth should be heavily scrutinized and audited as if it's nuclear fissile material. Similar to the nuclear material, it can be productive for society, or absolute destruction.
- 4d4m 2mo agoWhy don't we just cap every dev at 75k like Europe? Not sure how this argument helps society have the drive to be an outlier and create value.
- UncleMeat 2mo agoI find it very hard to believe that there will be no motivation to create value if you can't possess more than $999,999,999.99
- throw2ih020 2mo agoAn absurd argument - 75k over a 20 year career as a dev is only $1.5 million (before living expenses and tax), which is a fraction of the $5 million lower bound in my original comment.
- MSFT_Edging 2mo agoLove to get absurd strawman arguments from the billionaire bootlickers. "Creating value" only means something if you can eat a spreadsheet.