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Scrolling through the all feed and saw this post and genuinely cannot tell of this is satire or not.

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[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My dad worked as a programmer (idk the official title) for a decent sized company. Always contributed to his 401k enough to get the employer match, and added more each time he got a raise. Between the paid off mortgage and 401k balance his net worth is over $1 million. He was only ever an employee, I don't think he exploited anyone. Bought himself a new set of golf clubs to enjoy when he retires. His last set was one his family got him for graduating high school.

[–] Epp@lemmus.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They're talking income, not net worth. The people who make in a year what your dad managed to accumulate over a lifetime. That's why his lack of exploiting others is irrelevant.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

The exact quote was:

"Nobody gets to be a millionaire without exploiting people."

A millionaire is anyone whose net worth is at least one million.

The criticism was valid. They didn't specify income. If they intended to, they should have said that.