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[–] big_spoon@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

modern capitalism is something else: we have eugenecists with physical and mental issues or things that would be considered "inferior genetics", people with debts and nothing to lose fighting to defend billionaires with business that burn more money than they generate

[–] SlayGuevara@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 day ago

Your average person is now closer to the second richest person on earth than the second richest person on earth (Larry Page) is to Elon Musk.

Yet we keep pretending everything is fine and we need endless budget cuts in order to satisfy our needs. How people can keep acting like all of this is normal behavior is beyond me.

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 25 points 1 day ago

Based entirely on stock valuation. Wonder if anyone ever wrote about the unreality of fictional capital?

[–] ZarathustrasApe@lemmygrad.ml 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Daddogofdasink@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 day ago

may i borrow this pluease

Time to make it collapse now

[–] stink@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 day ago

Our retirement accounts are subsidizing him btw

[–] Daddogofdasink@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 1 day ago

gee wizz, if i work hard like him, i might be able to be rich like him!

[–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] TacticalSanta@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If only a k-hole was a physical pit.

[–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 day ago

A Barbara k-hole, if you will.

[–] SlayGuevara@lemmygrad.ml 25 points 1 day ago

Gosh darn it I cannot wait for the world first two trillion dollar guy! Or woman!!!!!!!

These people are a cancer

[–] MuskylikesMCR@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 1 day ago

yay guys a trillionare, now who wants to go do the luxury experience that buying groceries and filling up gas has become with me