So I just read Bill Gates' 1976 Open Letter To Hobbyists, in which he whines about not making more money from his software. You know, instead of being proud of making software that people wanted to use. And then the bastard went on and made proprietary licences for software the industry standard, holding back innovation and freedom for decades. What a douche canoe.

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[–] Core_of_Arden@lemmy.ml 45 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

We all know that every billionaire is a horrible person. They can't be anything else.

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

You don't get to a billionn without exploiting people along the way.

[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 12 points 3 weeks ago

ABAB

[–] Core_of_Arden@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

People or natural ressources. Even if it's on stock trade, someone had to create that worth - and those who created it, didn't get it...

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 weeks ago

Buying low and selling high is fundamentally taking advantage of other peoples losses.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 15 points 3 weeks ago

There is no such thing as an innocent billionaire.

[–] JoeMontayna@lemmy.ml -5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Warren Buffet is ok in my book.

[–] Core_of_Arden@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Would you care to elaborate why he is okay in your book? Do you believe that he can make money out of thin air, without harming other people (mostly those who have the least)? Do you believe that when he invests in Goldman Sachs during the economic crisis in 2008, that it was a good choice? That making money of people losing homes and lives is what a good, or even "ok" person does?

[–] JoeMontayna@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 weeks ago

I'm a simple man. Ok is ok enough.