• cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml
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      2 days ago

      I don’t think Billionaires like Gates were corrupted by their money. Rather, I think only narcissistic sociopaths care to do all the fuck of things necessary to amass that kind of wealth and power. Anyone with a conscious would stop much earlier.

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        FYI, it’s conscience, not conscious. Though admittedly, sometimes I wonder if these billionaire cunts are conscious at all.

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      Imagine winning the game. But you have decades of your life left. By definition, you have access to the most exclusive of everything. Nobody ever tells you “no”. I’m not surprised these fucks decide that even the the most universal social taboos shouldn’t confine them.

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        The thing is, you can start to taste that at a much lower level, that’s why everyone tries to get there. Normal people would retire and look to enjoy their life at $100 mill. But once they get that taste, they want more of it. That’s why we put down lions, sharks and crocodiles after they eat a human. Oh, and because they’re not billionaires.