alt Hacker NewsIt's not inequality. It's who we've chosen to reward. Adversarial people have eaten a lot of the world and that's because we let them.
People love inequality when it's a celebrity they adore living large. Someone who hasn't scammed them and has demonstrably improved their life and the lives of others in a tangible way. The deeper the con, like Trump and Elon, the more damage to trust.
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sssilver • yesterday at 4:01 PM
Isn't it more like "it's who capitalism rewards"?
All we've chosen is free markets.
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coliveira • yesterday at 2:17 PM
Yes, the media has conditioned most of us to believe that anyone starting or investing in a tech company and at least a billion dollars in equity is "doing good" and should be emulated.
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Eating the world sounds like an, on the balance, unequal outcome.